[HIABS] [Nfb-hi] TESTIMONY NEEDED - Subminimum Wages Hearing in the House on Tuesday

Sun Feb 4 21:24:32 UTC 2018

Aloha All,
Let's end subminimum wages for the blind and disabled of Hawaii.  We need
you to submit your testimonies in support of this bill.  If anyone can make
it to the hearing we would greatly appreciate it.  Remember that your
testimonies are very important.  It is also important if we can get as many
of you to go to the hearing if you can.  Don't forget to get as many of your
friends and family to submit a testimony in support of this bill.
Mahalo and Aloha,
Virgil .

-----Original Message-----
From: NFB-HI [mailto:nfb-hi-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin
Salisbury via NFB-HI
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2018 5:40 PM
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Ann Lemke; Doug and Charmaine Moises; Jove Abuhle; Brandon Young;
rachel.s.brandt at gmail.com; Cassandra Certeza; Shellford Cantan; Katie Keim
(I.C.E.); Brenda Lucas; Tammy Rober; Stan Young;
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Sniffen; Nani Fife; Michael Norton; 247mjgerber at gmail.com; David Maurer;
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Cc: Justin Salisbury
Subject: [Nfb-hi] TESTIMONY NEEDED - Subminimum Wages Hearing in the House
on Tuesday

Aloha kakou,

Please find attached a second template testimony for the hearing on Tuesday
in the House for a bill to end subminimum wages.

You can send your testeimony to
LABtestimony at capitol.hawaii.gov<mailto:LABtestimony at capitol.hawaii.gov> or
to me to forward. Please Cc me if you submit directly.

Here's the hearing and testimony information:
PUBLIC HEARING TESTIMONY
SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 1627 - RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE

COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Representative Aaron Ling Johanson, Chair Representative Daniel Holt, Vice
Chair

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
8:30 AM
Conference Room 309
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

Please email, text, or call me with any questions.

Mahalo nui loa,

Justin

Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB Legislative Committee Chair
Honolulu Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii
Phone: 808.797.8606
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury

"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the
person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels
pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore."

Cesar Chavez

From: Justin Salisbury [mailto:PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu]
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2018 3:29 PM
To: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>; Anastacia Fong
<Anastacia808 at yahoo.com>; mserika_2006 at yahoo.com; Dyllon Asami
<dakasami at gmail.com>; Ann Lemke <lemke at hawaii.edu>; Doug and Charmaine
Moises <moifeva at aol.com>; Jove Abuhle <jabuhle at gmail.com>; Brandon Young
<young.brandon4 at gmail.com>; rachel.s.brandt at gmail.com; Cassandra Certeza
<cmcerteza at gmail.com>; Shellford Cantan <jrcantan at yahoo.com>; Katie Keim
(I.C.E.) <808keim at gmail.com>; Brenda Lucas <bluca72 at gmail.com>; Tammy Rober
<snoopytdr at aol.com>; Stan Young <SKYCOMHAWAII at msn.com>;
shannoncantan.nfb at gmail.com; shannon.cantan at gmail.com; Sally Hammond
<hammond.kona at yahoo.com>; Jonah Sniffen <jksniffen at gmail.com>; Nani Fife
<nanifife at aol.com>; Michael Norton <michael at tkprivee.com>;
247mjgerber at gmail.com; David Maurer <dmaurer68 at gmail.com>; Dean Georgeves
<dean.patriot at gmail.com>; makapaa1961 at gmail.com; diannagjones at gmail.com;
Gloria Tuuao <gtuuao at hawaii.edu>; Scott-Michael Tokunaga
<skippyt at hawaii.rr.com>; nfb-hi at nfbnet.org; hiabs at nfbnet.org
Subject: TESTIMONY NEEDED - Parental Rights Hearing on Tuesday

Aloha Federation Ohana,

As noted in my alert message on Thursday night, we have a bunch of hearings
coming up on Tuesday. I didn't get to pick the hearing dates and times on
these hearings, but we can still get them done if we work at it.

We need to get these testimonies submitted by the end of the night on
Sunday, February 4, which is tomorrow.

I'm sending this email requesting testimonies for House Bill 1928, Relating
to a Right to Parent for Blind Persons. Here's the hearing info:

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
8:30 AM
Conference Room 329
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

It is perfectly legitimate to send in the same testimony you wrote for the
hearing on January 31, but the only difference is that we need to put the
new dates, rooms, bill numbers, and names on it. I have attached a template
testimony to this email. Feel free to use it just like this or change it to
your liking.

These testimonies can be submitted by emailing them to
HHStestimony at capitol.hawaii.gov<mailto:HHStestimony at capitol.hawaii.gov> or
send it to me so that I can forward it.

If you don't have time to write a testimony and want me to put your name and
address on one, just send me your name and address and ask me to put your
info on this template and submit it.

I want to make this as easy as possible. If you do submit via email to the
committee, please do Cc me just so that I can keep count on how many are
submitted.

Please call, text, or email me if you have any questions.

Mahalo nui loa!

Justin

Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB Legislative Committee Chair
Honolulu Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii
Phone: 808.797.8606
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury

"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the
person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels
pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore."

Cesar Chavez

From: Justin Salisbury
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 11:02 PM
To: 'Justin Salisbury'
<PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu<mailto:PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>>; Anastacia Fong
<Anastacia808 at yahoo.com<mailto:Anastacia808 at yahoo.com>>;
mserika_2006 at yahoo.com<mailto:mserika_2006 at yahoo.com>; Dyllon Asami
<dakasami at gmail.com<mailto:dakasami at gmail.com>>; Ann Lemke
<lemke at hawaii.edu<mailto:lemke at hawaii.edu>>; Doug and Charmaine Moises
<moifeva at aol.com<mailto:moifeva at aol.com>>; Jove Abuhle
<jabuhle at gmail.com<mailto:jabuhle at gmail.com>>; Brandon Young
<young.brandon4 at gmail.com<mailto:young.brandon4 at gmail.com>>;
rachel.s.brandt at gmail.com<mailto:rachel.s.brandt at gmail.com>; Cassandra
Certeza <cmcerteza at gmail.com<mailto:cmcerteza at gmail.com>>; Shellford Cantan
<jrcantan at yahoo.com<mailto:jrcantan at yahoo.com>>; Katie Keim (I.C.E.)
<808keim at gmail.com<mailto:808keim at gmail.com>>; Brenda Lucas
<bluca72 at gmail.com<mailto:bluca72 at gmail.com>>; Tammy Rober
<snoopytdr at aol.com<mailto:snoopytdr at aol.com>>; Stan Young
<SKYCOMHAWAII at msn.com<mailto:SKYCOMHAWAII at msn.com>>;
shannoncantan.nfb at gmail.com<mailto:shannoncantan.nfb at gmail.com>;
shannon.cantan at gmail.com<mailto:shannon.cantan at gmail.com>; Sally Hammond
<hammond.kona at yahoo.com<mailto:hammond.kona at yahoo.com>>; Jonah Sniffen
<jksniffen at gmail.com<mailto:jksniffen at gmail.com>>; Nani Fife
<nanifife at aol.com<mailto:nanifife at aol.com>>; Michael Norton
<michael at tkprivee.com<mailto:michael at tkprivee.com>>;
247mjgerber at gmail.com<mailto:247mjgerber at gmail.com>; David Maurer
<dmaurer68 at gmail.com<mailto:dmaurer68 at gmail.com>>; Dean Georgeves
<dean.patriot at gmail.com<mailto:dean.patriot at gmail.com>>;
makapaa1961 at gmail.com<mailto:makapaa1961 at gmail.com>;
diannagjones at gmail.com<mailto:diannagjones at gmail.com>
Subject: ALERT: More Hearings on Tuesday

Aloha my Federation Ohana,

I received three (3) hearing notifications today, which told me that we have
three (3) hearings on Tuesday for our legislative priorities. Our equality
is catching on like wildfire, and all we have to do is submit written
testimony and show up in person to keep the fire burning.

I just got home from Washington Seminar and haven't even had time to thank
everyone who submitted written testimony and attended the hearing yesterday
for Senate Bill 2208, Relating to a Right to Parent for Blind Persons. We
had some opposition, but our friends on the Senate Committee on Human
Services were able to help us overpower them. They will come back to fight
again, and we have to take their threat seriously.

On Tuesday, February 6, there will be three (3) public hearings on our
bills. There will be one hearing for the parental rights bill in the House
Committee on Health and Human Services. We will need testimonies submitted
again, and this should be pretty similar to yesterday's hearing.

There will be hearings in the House and Senate committees on labor for
subminimum wage legislation. I am researching and strategizing with our
allies in order to put together the best plan of action.

I will be back in touch tomorrow with more direction and templates for
testimony.

Please, let's be ready to submit testimony!

Mahalo nui loa,

Justin

Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB Legislative Committee Chair
Honolulu Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii
Phone: 808.797.8606
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury

"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the
person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels
pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore."

Cesar Chavez