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Legislative Wrap-Up SENATOR MAILE SHIMABUKURO / DISTRICT 21 Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko Olina, Nänäkuli, Mä‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mäkaha, Mäkua Aloha! This is the 2nd of two legislative session wrap-ups featured in Westside Stories, which highlights some of the key measures I supported in 2016. I can be reached at 586-7793 if you have any questions or concerns. Have a safe and fun summer! TRANSPORTATION • Harbor Operations: increase to 6 days per week $344,000 • Airports and Highways construc- tion and repairs $2b • Interisland Ferry System: Requires DOT to conduct a feasibility study; makes an appropriation (SB2618) DOT informed the press about exciting plans for a contra flow lane in Nänäkuli. L-R: Senate President Ronald Kouchi; DOT Deputy Director - Highways Division, Edwin Sniffen; Sen. Shimabukuro. HIGHER EDUCATION I had the pleasure of speaking to “AVID” college preparation students at Wai‘anae Inter- mediate School, and I was so impressed by their confidence, knowledge about current af- fairs, and enthusiasm for learning! For more information, visit: http://wis.nwcomplex.org. 2nd Period, Back row, L-R: Jenaya Aiona, Cassey Acuna, Cory Gordon, Gabriel Kaulia, Blake Bovia, Anthony Gaballo, Pryor Abraham Jr., Angel Bacos, Te’anna Kaopuiki, Isabell Stowers, MacenZ-Anne Keliiwaiwaiole, Angelica Adameczek. Front row: AVID Instructor Adele Champlin, Kauanoe Liborio, Lianny-Ann Keller, Ayssa Joy Seares, Jamar Plunkett, Mahina Akina, Senator Maile Shimabukuro, Billy Joe Tinaza, Warren Revilla, Javyn Ke- aliinohomoku, Brenton Williams-Quitog, Cadence Pang. • UHWO Maintenance Building: Reno- vation of the Maintenance Building to improve reliability of central service operations, create additional operations and staff office space $2.5M • UHWO Campus Center: Enclose ex- isting open seating area outside of Din- ing Room. Relocate existing campus Bookstore to the new enclosed area. Entry into the bookstore will be from the exterior or through the existing dining area. Renovate vacated Book- store space into a Student Academic Center $50,000 • UH athletics $3m • Community colleges: vocational training $1.5m. R&M $25m • UH Graduation Pathway System (HB1608) $750,000 HEALTH Sen. Shimabukuro's family attended Punana Leo o Wai'anae event at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC)’s Ka‘aha‘aina Café. Sitting, L-R: Ke'ohi; Keani; Karen Young, NP; Dr. Fred Dodge; Shayne Sakoda. Standing, L-R: Malia Miles (holding Kamana'oli); Manny Miles; Sen. Shimabukuro; Summer Miles. • Kupuna Care $3m • Aging and Disability Resource Center $1.7m • Poi Dogs and Popoki mobile pet well- ness clinic $190,000 • Fall prevention coordinator $32,000 JUDICIARY • Appropriates moneys from the general fund for civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons to be purchased by the Judiciary (HB2121) • Requires the State's medicaid man- aged care and fee-for-service programs to cover services provided through telehealth (SB2395) • Prohibits the court from granting mutual protective orders unless sepa- rate petitions are filed (SB2310) • Criminal Justice Data; requires chiefs of police and agencies of State and county government that have the power of arrest to report crime incident reports to the Attorney General. Coun- ties and state agencies shall be fined for noncompliance (HB2671) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & JOB TRAINING Searider Productions provides outstanding multi media job training for our students. L-R: Sen. Shima- bukuro; Diamond Tuisano, Crystal Cebedo, and Wil- liam Kaneko (Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing law firm). Both Diamond and Crystal were valedictorians at Wai‘anae High’s 2016 graduation ceremony – congratulations! • HI Growth Initiative $1m • HI Broadband Initiative $100,000 • High Tech and Manufacturing incen- tives $4m • Carryover balance $401m • Transfer to the rental housing revolv- ing fund (SB2566) $5m • Divorce: Provides statutory authority for the employees' retirement system to make direct payment to a former spouse of a member of benefits or por- tion thereof pursuant to valid court judgment, order, or decree HB1370 • Travel costs: Requires the State and counties to pay the approved travel costs of their officers and employees directly to vendors or by cash advance to the officer or employee, unless other- wise provided in a collective bargain- ing agreement HB2247 • Workers Compensation: Allows physicians to submit workers' compen- sation treatment plans to employers by certified mail or facsimile. Allows physicians to submit workers' com- pensation treatment plans to employ- ers by certified mail, facsimile, secure web portal, or secure electronic mail. Specifies requirements for receipt and acceptance of treatment plans HB2017 LABOR Richard Landford worked for the UNITE HERE Local 5 hotel workers union for many years. He now serves as chair of the Nänäkuli-Mä‘ili Neighborhood Board's Transportation Commit- tee. He has devoted much of his time to trying to address our traffic situation, and attended site visits for potential extensions of the Wai’anae Coast Emergency Access Road (WCEAR). He is pictured here with his wife, Shirley. ~ Part Two ~
