MEDIA RELEASE

Hawaii Islands District 2 State Sen. Gil Kahele announced a series of community events he will be hosting this month in the Puna District.

The second of five “Talk Story with Senator Gil Kahele ” forums planned in Senatorial District 2 is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility.

This community forum will allow Kahele to hear concerns of his constituents in the Puna district and help him prepare and craft legislation to introduce in the upcoming 27th State Legislature scheduled to open in January. He will also provide a recap of the 26th Legislature and conclude with a question and answer session with those in attendance.

Some topics that will also be discussed will be the State’s progress on the improvements to State Highway 130, the Puna-Makai Alternate Route, HB-1626 Fuel Tax Bill, and current CIP projects with Puna’s public schools.

Other Puna district legislators are also scheduled to attend and participate.

Kahele also will host and moderate an “Infrastructure and Transportation Town Hall Meeting” 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at Keaau Elementary School cafeteria.

Glen Okimoto, state director of the Department of Transportation as well as other top level state DOT officials and county Department of Public Work’s officials will be attending and participating in the forum.

Top items to be discussed and progress reports given will be on State Highway 130, Hilo Harbor Expansion, Hilo Airport Cargo Facility and the Puna-Makai Alternate Route.

Members of the community may email the senator with issues and questions for the forums. He will make every effort to address those questions and report on the findings of those issues at the forums.

Email your issue to: senkahele@capitol.hawaii.gov
or call/fax in your issue to:
1-808-586-6760 (Office)
1-808-586-6689 (Fax)