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The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: Hawaii House Leaders - Honolulu Civil Beat Speaker Scott Saiki says the Legislature “stopped the bleeding” from the pandemic and recession. Editor’s note: The Civil Beat Editorial Board and other reporters spoke with Speaker Scott Saiki, Vice Speaker John Mizuno, Majority Leader Della Au Belatti, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee Chair Aaron Ling Johanson and Finance Committee Chair Sylvia Luke of the Hawaii House of Representatives Friday in a wide-ranging interview. Our interview has been edited for length and clarity and with an eye toward saving some of it for separate stories. Saiki: I think the question probably is what is the theme of the 2021 session legislative session? And I’m going to copy something that Colin Moore said (on PBS “Insights” Thursday night), because I thought it was actually a pretty good thematic statement, which was to stop the bleeding. So I think the 2021 session was to s ....
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Q&A: Representative Della Au Belatti talks the 2021 budget process Sydney Kurle | May 5, 2021 Share this: represents Hawaii’s 24th legislative district, which includes Makiki, Tantalus, Papakōlea, McCully, Pāwa’a and Mānoa. Since assuming office in 2006, she served as the chair of the House Health Committee from 2013 to2017, and in 2017 she was appointed the Hawaii House majority leader. As a member of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness, she is uniquely positioned to talk about how Hawaii plans to recover from the pandemic. In this Q&A, Belatti discusses how the Legislature planned to tackle a budget deficit, and how they were able to save critical social services from the chopping block. ....
Q&A: Representative Yamane looks back on the 2021 session Sydney Kurle | May 5, 2021 Share this: Representative Ryan Yamane currently serves as the Chair of the Health, Human Services, and Homelessness Committee. He previously chaired the House Committee on Health from 2009-2012. He also previously chaired the House Tourism and Culture Committee from 2006-2008. Yamane has dedicated himself to public service as a social worker, instructor and disaster volunteer for the State of Hawaii. Yamane represents the 37th State House District and has served in the Hawaii House of Representatives since 2005. In this Q&A, Yamane discusses where health showed up in the 2021 session and the budget, and what plans he has for health policy going forward. ....