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By House Majority Leader Rep. Blake Oshiro (D – Aiea, Pearlridge, Red Hill and Halawa Heights)  If there is one message that I would like Hawaii residents to remember about the 2009 legislative session, it is this: The Legislature balanced the budget, as required by law, mostly through budget cuts, not tax increases. The tax […]

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Text of the 2009 legislative session opening day speech by House Majority Leader Blake Oshiro: “Gov. Lingle, Chief Justice Moon, Lt. Gov. Aiona, House colleagues, honored guests, family and friends. Yesterday was indeed an exciting day. Despite the uncertainty in these economic times, the air was charged with an electricity of change inspired by our […]

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