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APRIL 19, 2023
O n March 25, I hosted my last Listen Story Community Meet- ing before our end-of-session wrap-up in May. It was held for the first time at Ho‘okele Elementary School. Attend- ees participated in-person and
University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu vice chancel- lor of administration Da- vid McDonald, who led an informative discussion on some of the upcoming changes at UHWO. He spoke about the budding future of the university as a premier educational insti- tution centered around de- livering education in a way that meets students’ needs in-person and digitally.
STATE SEN. MIKE GABBARD
Hopeful That Sustainability Bill Moves Forward
(HB308) is still alive.
But what is a sustainable
law. While there are still some hurdles left to jump through, the rigorous process helps to ensure that good bills make it through. Sometimes it can take four or five years for a good bill to pass. That’s where determination and pa- tience come into play to work through the process.
Contact state Sen. Mike Gabbard (D-21 – Kapolei, Makakilo, Kalaeloa, portions of Fernandez Village and ‘Ewa) at 808-586-6830 or sengabbard@capitol.hawaii. gov.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE:
food system you may ask? Well, to put it simply, it is a system in which produc- ers, retailers, community members, non-governmen- tal organizations and gov- ernment agencies partner to create a vibrant and re- silient local food economy that enhances and sustains the environmental, eco- nomic and social health of the community.
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“We keep talking about the fact that we import 85%-90% of our food at a cost of $3 billion every year. It’s time to actually do something about it.”
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of $3 billion every year. It’s time to actually do some- thing about it. That’s what this bill does. It creates a statewide plan to establish a working group within the Department of Agriculture.
tant professor of Sustainable Community Food Systems at UHWO on the bill’s details. Last year, it died. But I’m optimistic we have a good chance of passing it this year.
We keep talking about the fact that we import 85%- 90% of our food at a cost
I’ve been working close- ly with Albie Miles, assis-
Typically, only about 10% of the 3,000-plus bills intro- duced each session become
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With most of the legisla- tive session deadlines behind us, I’m excited to see which bills out of my Agriculture and Environment Commit- tee — in addition to others — will cross the finish line. Issues involving climate change mitigation, environ- mental protection, sustain- able agriculture, support for local farmers and visitor green fees are just some of the bills moving forward.
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Unfortunately, one of my priority bills, Sustainable Food Systems (SB420) did not receive a hearing in the House Finance Committee. However, I am happy to say the House companion bill
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