In Case You Missed It
05/22/2008 - Hydrogen Special Fund Investigative Committee Hearing Continues
Senator Kim's Hydrogen Special Fund Investigative Committee ended a 5 month, 65-hour undertaking with no decision made and no "smoking gun" found. Senator Kim presented her findings at the conclusion of the final marathon session, and the committee will meet at a later date to make their decision.
04/30/2008 - Hydrogen Special Fund Investigative Committee Hearing Continues, Passing the 60 Hour Mark
Wednesday, April 30th hearing about Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund.
04/24/2008 - Finance and Ways and Means meet to decide on the final content of the State Budget
The 7 p.m. meeting was convened at 7:30 p.m. and immediately recessed until 9:30 p.m, much to the dismay of the public. Many people in attendance had driven in from distant parts of the island such as Wai‘anae and hired baby sitters, and were left with no option but to wait in the halls of the Capitol. The committee reconvened around 10:00 p.m. only to recess for another 20 to 30 minutes as the final copies of the budget were printed. After the meeting reconvened, the chairs of the committees thanked and congratulated each other. Senator Hemmings made one final attempt to secure funding for TANF and charter schools but was not successful.
04/16/2008 - Conference Committee Relating to the State Budget
The committees on Finance and Ways and Means meet to discuss and resolve issues relating to the state budget.
04/11/2008 - Senator Kim Harasses Deputy Attorney General
Investigative Committee Chair, Senator Kim, refuses to let Deputy AG William Wynhoff reivew the documents he was supposed to have been provided a month ago. Despite numerous protests over the course of the investigation from Mr. Wynhoff that those documents be provided, they have yet to be released.
04/10/2008 - Senator Slom Urges Conclusion of Investigation
Senator Slom states that a letter should not be sent to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel because it would take the focus off the purpose of the committee and isn’t justified. Under Senator Kim’s direction, the hearings have run for more than 43 hours this session.
04/10/2008 - Hydrogen Special Fund Investigative Committee Hearing Continues
Thursday, April 10th hearing about Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund.
04/03/2008 - Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Passes DLNR Bills
A packet of three important environmental protection bills passed through the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor with no opposition.
03/23/2008 - Hydrogen Special Fund Investigative Committee Hearing Continues
Saturday's hearing about Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund
03/20/2008 - Hydrogen Special Investigation Committee
Former head of the evaluation division of DBEDT, Maurice H. Kaya, testifies that with his decades of experience, he was operating under the assumption that the evaluation committee did not have the ability to select a contract, and that the selection authority rested in Director Liu.
