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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced two appointments to the State Senate: Malama Solomon, Ph.D., to represent Senate District 1 and Rep. Maile Shimabukuro to represent Senate District 21. Solomon replaces Dwight Takamine, who represented Hilo, Hamakua, and Waimea, before he was appointed by Abercrombie as Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Governor-Elect Neil Abercrombie has named Kalbert Young as the Budget and Finance Director; and Sen. Dwight Takamine and Audrey Hidano as the team heading up the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations as its director and deputy director, respectively. This is Abercrombie’s second announcement regarding Cabinet positions in his administration. “They are […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sens. Dwight Takamine and Russell Kokubun, and Reps. Jerry Chang, Clift Tsuji and Faye Hanohano will host a post-session wrap up community meeting in Hilo to provide residents a summary of the work accomplished during this legislative session. Residents will also be given an opportunity to share their concerns about legislation and provide […]

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Representative Mark Nakashima and Senator Dwight Takamine are pleased to invite the public to the Hamakua Community Resource Fair on March 21, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Honokaa County Gym.

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Senators Russell Kokubun and Dwight Takamine, and Representatives Jerry Chang, Clift Tsuji and Faye Hanohano will be hosting a mid-session community meeting in Hilo to provide residents an opportunity to share their concerns about legislation in progress and community issues.

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MEDIA RELEASE What’s your “hot button” for the 2010 Legislative session that starts Wednesday, Jan. 20? Is it jobs? Stopping DOE Furlough Fridays? Counties hanging on to the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT)? Energy or Ag self-sufficiency? The Kawaihae Bypass? Mortgage foreclosure relief? Recruiting more doctors? Government efficiency or downsizing? Waimea’s elected policy makers – Sen. […]

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Community invited to talk-story about 2010 legislative ‘Hot Buttons’ at Jan. 14 Waimea Town Meeting What’s your “hot button” for the 2010 Legislative session that starts next Wed., Jan. 20? Is it jobs? Stopping DOE Furlough Fridays? Counties hanging on to the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT)? Energy or Ag self-sufficiency? The Kawaihae Bypass? Mortgage foreclosure […]

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Senators Russell Kokubun and Dwight Takamine along with Jerry Chang and Clift Tsuji are hoping to get an earful from the community. The Hilo area legislators have scheduled a joint community meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s UCB Room 127. The purpose of the meeting […]

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Representative Mark Nakashima and Senator Dwight Takamine announced today that they will hold Community and Senior Club meetings prior to the convening of the 2010 Legislature on January 20, 2010.

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MEDIA RELEASE Senate President Colleen Hanabusa has announced a Special Committee of the State Senate will convene to consider the options available to address the question of teacher furloughs. “I am proud that my colleagues are stepping up with a battery of ideas to solve the teacher furlough problem,” Hanabusa said, “but every option raises […]

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Senate committee appointments for Big Island senators 2009-2010   Russell Kokubun (senkokubun@Capitol.hawaii.gov; 586-6760; toll free 974-4000 + 66760): Senate Vice President; Energy and Environment; Higher Education; Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs; Ways and Means. Josh Green (sengreen@Capitol.hawaii.gov; 586-9385): Vice Chair Health; Commerce and Consumer Protection; Energy and Environment; Human Services.  Dwight Takamine (sentakamine@Capitol.hawaii.gov; 586-7335): […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A schedule of pre-session community meetings on the Big Island with Sen. Dwight Takamine and Rep. Mark Nakashima has been announced. Both lawmakers invite Big Island residents to share their concerns about important issues and discuss key legislation being introduced this year. Here’s what the schedule looks like: Jan. 5 — Kohala, Kohala […]

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