The Senate Ways and Means Committee will be holding a Decision Making hearing on SB8, SD1, Relating to Education, on creating a process for the appointment of members to the Board of Education.
| WHEN: | Friday, January 28, 2011 |
| 10:30 a.m. | |
| WHERE: | Hawaii State Capitol, Conference Room 211 |
The Senate Ways and Means Committee will be using Twitter to provide real-time updates on the progress of committee hearings. The Committee will be sending messages to let followers know that a hearing has convened, the bill or measure being discussed, and when the hearing adjourns.
To get real-time hearing updates, join the Ways and Means Committee on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/HI_Senate_WAM (Ways and Means).
The Ways and Means Committee completed its budget informational briefings on January 18th. Department highlights with links to presentations follow: Click here to read more.
The Senate Ways & Means (WAM) Committee will be having an informational briefing on Friday, January 14, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Tune in to ‘Olelo channel 54 to view a live broadcast of the info briefing.
On the agenda are the Office of the Governor and Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
To view the agenda click here:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/hearingnotices/HEARING_WAM_01-14-11_AM_INFO_.HTM
The Senate Ways & Means (WAM) Committee will be having a joint info briefing with the House Finance Committee (FIN) on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Tune in to ‘Olelo channel 49 to view a live broadcast of the info briefing.
On the agenda are the County of Kauai, the City and County of Honolulu, the County of Hawaii, and the County of Maui.
To view the agenda click here:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/hearingnotices/HEARING_FIN_WAM_01-12-11_INFO_.HTM
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser yesterday published the following editorial:
"The director of Hawaii's airports through most of the Lingle administration abruptly resigned this month, but his departure should not abort investigations of the state Transportation Department's airports division. Taxpayers deserve to know whether the irregularities preceding Brian H. Sekiguchi's departure took the form of sloppy administration, lack of oversight, criminal wrongdoing or all of the above..." View full article
"The embattled deputy state transportation director in charge of airports abruptly stepped down last week with just five days' notice.
Brian Sekiguchi's management skills and ethics have come under fire by a key state senator...At a July 19 hearing, State Senate Ways and Means Chairwoman Donna Mercado Kim accused Sekiguchi of taking at least one day of vacation in April of 2009 without putting in for vacation time..." View full article