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<p class="MsoNormal">*WRITTEN TESTIMONIES ARE DUE 24 HOURS BEFORE EACH HEARING<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Aloha, my Federation Ohana:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> We are in for an extremely busy week with legislation and resolutions on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. This email discusses the public hearings at the State Capitol: one on Monday and two on Tuesday. I will send more information
soon about a City Council resolution that will be heard on Thursday. You may notice that the Tuesday morning hearing was pushed back to 10 AM instead of 9 AM.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> For us to be successful, our members and friends will need to submit written testimonies for these hearings, and some of us will need to show up in person at the actual hearings. If you choose to email your testimonies to
the committee, please include the bill number and the word “support” in your subject line. I have attached empty beginnings of testimonies that you can use if you want.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday, March 19, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference Room 016, State Capitol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Public Hearing on Senate Resolution 61, which is also named Senate Concurrent Resolution 102, REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE JUDICIARY AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO NOT USE BLINDNESS AS A BASIS FOR DENYING PARENTAL RIGHTS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senate Committee on Human Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To view the hearing notice, go to <a href="https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/hearingnotices/HEARING_HMS_03-19-18_.HTM">
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/hearingnotices/HEARING_HMS_03-19-18_.HTM</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can submit testimony there through the capitol online system, or you can email it to
<a href="mailto:HMStestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov">HMStestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference Room 309, State Capitol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Public Hearing on Senate Bill 3023, Senate Draft 2, RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">House Committee on Labor & Public Employment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To view the hearing notice, go to <a href="https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/hearingnotices/HEARING_LAB_03-20-18_.HTM">
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/hearingnotices/HEARING_LAB_03-20-18_.HTM</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can submit testimony there through the capitol online system, or you can email it to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:LABtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov">LABtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Public Hearing on House Bill 1627, House Draft 1, RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senate Committee on Labor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To view the hearing notice, go to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/hearingnotices/HEARING_LBR_03-20-18_.HTM">https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/hearingnotices/HEARING_LBR_03-20-18_.HTM</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can submit testimony there through the capitol online system, or you can email it to
<a href="mailto:LBRtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov">LBRtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your active participation in this important work. We are making Hawaii a better place. Call me if you need anything.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mahalo nui loa,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Legislative Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Honolulu Chapter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 808.797.8606<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LinkedIn: <span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span style="color:blue">https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Console"">“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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Console"">Cesar Chavez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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