[Nfb-hi] FW: Voices need to be heard, Important! FW: SB893.
Nanifife
nanifife at aol.com
Wed Feb 16 17:53:42 UTC 2011
Need your help! I have been asked by Senator Baker because their are
other items on the senate agenda & the senate is working on deadlines.
Only 3 persons, me, Virgil & Milton will be there to testify. Please
send your testimonies & I appreciate your understanding & Kokua.
Best Regards. Nami
Sent from my iPhoneu Nani Fife
On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Nanifife <nanifife at aol.com> wrote:
> Urgent
> SB893 Sd1 will be heard Thursday at 9am & will be posted at 11. Need
> your testimonys.
> Nani
>
> Sent from my iPhone Nani Fife
>
> On Feb 16, 2011, at 5:21 AM, "Milton Ota" <mota at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> _____
>>
>> From: Nani Fife [mailto:nanifife at aol.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:30 PM
>> To: one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net; senbaker at capitol.hawaii.gov
>> Cc: almafriends1 at yahoo.com; Amy_Downard/HONDO/HIDOE at notes.k12.hi.us;
>> kaahamy04 at yahoo.com; kanaweawe at gmail.com; alewis at nfb.org; lemke at hawaii.edu
>> ;
>> ATashiro at dhs.hawaii.gov; anthony.akamine at hawaii.gov;
>> brandimariekonrady at yahoo.com; bluca72 at gmail.com; bridgetm719 at gmail.com
>> ;
>> bj.hilo at hawaiiantel.net; caota at hawaii.rr.com; c.h.akamine at gmail.com;
>> chong.curtis at blind.state.ia.us; debbiealg at gmail.com;
>> d.okashige at hawaiiantel.net; alohadon50 at yahoo.com; finiakachita at gmail.com
>> ;
>> GAbe at dhs.hawaii.gov; gensen.music at gmail.com; white.gerry at gmail.com;
>> GNakagawara at dhs.hawaii.gov; SongofEagle at g-mail.com;
>> igalariada at hawaii.rr.com; kam.js005 at gmail.com; chinnj001 at hawaii.rr.com
>> ;
>> segawaj005 at hawaii.rr.com; joaquin.luna at yahoo.com; jcordova at dhs.hawaii.gov
>> ;
>> joelcho at hawaii.rr.com; johnthays at gmail.com; ihideoverhere at gmail.com;
>> KFujimoto at dhs.hawaii.gov; kati.did at hawaiiantel.net; kimok at pacificil.org
>> ;
>> kyleaihara at yahoo.com; dabeachbumz at hotmail.com; hearkylaugh at gmail.com;
>> lgeller at igc.org; hellomandl at earthlink.net; bomdia at hawaii.rr.com;
>> mlc_1947 at yahoo.com; marisel25 at yahoo.com; mota at hawaii.rr.com;
>> andersonmonty at hotmail.com; naomi at naocreative.com;
>> moowahine at yahoo.com;
>> bobby.burns at live.com; RoxyRamones at yahoo.com; rwhite.zis at gmail.com;
>> rpkest at gmail.com; rksuehisa at gmail.com; sfisk at hawaii.rr.com;
>> classicalsazza at yahoo.com; sharonige003 at hawaii.rr.com; Shatwty at yahoo.com
>> ;
>> shonteljones1 at gmail.com; amy.rs at hawaiiantel.net;
>> SKYCOMHAWAII at msn.com;
>> stevekim at blesshop.com; mermaidsyl at hawaii.rr.com;
>> shrosenberger at hawaii.rr.com; snoopytdr at aol.com; todd_lavigne at yahoo.com
>> ;
>> wilmergaliza at hawaiiantel.net; young.brandon4 at gmail.com;
>> wailum99 at hotmail.com; jjc at kauai-law.com; dalani001 at hawaii.rr.com;
>> sentaniguchi at Capitol.hawaii.gov; sengaluteria at capitol.hawaii.gov;
>> sengreen at capitol.hawaii.gov; sennishihara at Capitol.hawaii.gov;
>> senslom at Capitol.hawaii.gov; sensolomon at capitol.hawaii.gov;
>> senchunoakland at Capitol.hawaii.gov; chunoakland at yahoo.com
>> Subject: RE: Voices need to be heard, Important! FW: SB893.
>>
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> Thank you very much for your kokua with SB 893. You are all
>> champions!
>> Our voices were heard by Senator Baker. Many of us including
>> Virgil, Finia,
>> Charlene, Ann, Milton, Rona, Kazmir, Kyle, Brandon, Brenda, Guywood,
>> Stan,Ellen and her friend and myself showed up at Senator Baker's
>> office
>> Monday morning and we sure made a statement and impression. The NFB
>> of
>> Hawaii voices were heard. Forgive me if I forgot anybody.
>> Since our meeting with Senator Baker I have been working intensely
>> with
>> Senator Baker's legislative assistant. Senator Baker is working to
>> hear SB
>> 893 and the bill was so broad that she did not want to have any puka
>> (holes/gaps) She is a perfectionist and wants all questions
>> answered before
>> any hearings.That is for our benefit. I beleve now that their is
>> clarity
>> Senator Baker is truly working with us. We are working at the 11th
>> hour and
>> their is a strong possibility SB 893 will be heard Thursday. In
>> order for SB
>> 893 to be heard Thursday Senator Baker will need to ask the Senate
>> for a
>> waiver. I will know tomorrow around 12 noon whether the bill will
>> be heard.
>> I will notify you one way or the other. Testimonys will need to be
>> sent and
>> more importantly we need to be there in person at the hearing.
>> Honestly, it
>> has been a roller coaster these few days. Need you to keep up the
>> spirits
>> and positive attitude. One step at a time.
>> Best Regards, Nani Fife
>>
>> <javascript:void(0)> PresenceIconNani Fife
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Virgil Stinnett <one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net>
>> To: senbaker at capitol.hawaii.gov
>> Cc: Alma Luna <almafriends1 at yahoo.com>; Amy Downard
>> <Amy_Downard/HONDO/HIDOE at notes.k12.hi.us>; Amy Kaaha <kaahamy04 at yahoo.com
>> >;
>> kanaweawe at gmail.com; Anil Lewis <alewis at nfb.org>; Ann Lemke
>> <lemke at hawaii.edu>; Annette Tashiro <ATashiro at dhs.hawaii.gov>;
>> anthony.akamine at hawaii.gov; Brandi Marie Konrady
>> <brandimariekonrady at yahoo.com>; Brenda Lucas <bluca72 at gmail.com>;
>> Bridget
>> Matsumoto <bridgetm719 at gmail.com>; Byron Jitchahu <bj.hilo at hawaiiantel.net
>> >;
>> Charlene Ota <caota at hawaii.rr.com>; c.h.akamine at gmail.com; Curtis
>> Chong
>> <chong.curtis at blind.state.ia.us>; Deborah Gabe
>> <debbiealg at gmail.com>; Don
>> Okashige <d.okashige at hawaiiantel.net>; Don Patterson <alohadon50 at yahoo.com
>> >;
>> Nani Fife <nanifife at aol.com>; Finia Kachita <finiakachita at gmail.com>;
>> GAbe at dhs.hawaii.gov; gensen.music at gmail.com; Gerry White
>> <white.gerry at gmail.com>; Glenn Nakagawara
>> <GNakagawara at dhs.hawaii.gov>;
>> Guywood Delacruz <SongofEagle at g-mail.com>; Ivy Galariada
>> <igalariada at hawaii.rr.com>; Jacob Kamanu <kam.js005 at gmail.com>;
>> James Chinn
>> <chinnj001 at hawaii.rr.com>; segawaj005 at hawaii.rr.com; Joaquin Luna
>> <joaquin.luna at yahoo.com>; Joe Cordova <jcordova at dhs.hawaii.gov>;
>> Joelcho
>> <joelcho at hawaii.rr.com>; John T Hays <johnthays at gmail.com>; Karl
>> pangilinan
>> <ihideoverhere at gmail.com>; Karl pangilinan <ihideoverhere at gmail.com>;
>> Kathleen Fujimoto <KFujimoto at dhs.hawaii.gov>; Katie L. Keim
>> <kati.did at hawaiiantel.net>; Kimo Keawe, HCIL Executive Director
>> <kimok at pacificil.org>; Kyle Aihara <kyleaihara at yahoo.com>; Michael
>> Laconsay
>> <dabeachbumz at hotmail.com>; kyle laconsay <hearkylaugh at gmail.com>;
>> Larry
>> Geller <lgeller at igc.org>; Lorna Mal <hellomandl at earthlink.net>; Lea
>> Grupen
>> <bomdia at hawaii.rr.com>; mary cordova <mlc_1947 at yahoo.com>; Melisa
>> Jonas
>> <marisel25 at yahoo.com>; Milton Ota <mota at hawaii.rr.com>; Monty
>> Anderson
>> <andersonmonty at hotmail.com>; naomi olson <naomi at naocreative.com>;
>> Pamela
>> Punihaole <moowahine at yahoo.com>; Robert Burns <bobby.burns at live.com>;
>> Roxanne Ramoness <RoxyRamones at yahoo.com>; Ronalene White.
>> <rwhite.zis at gmail.com>; rpkest at gmail.com; Rylan Suehisa
>> <rksuehisa at gmail.com>; Sam Fisk <sfisk at hawaii.rr.com>; sajja koirala
>> <classicalsazza at yahoo.com>; 'Sharon Ige'
>> <sharonige003 at hawaii.rr.com>;
>> Shayleen <Shatwty at yahoo.com>; Shontel Jones
>> <shonteljones1 at gmail.com>; Amy
>> Shinagawa <amy.rs at hawaiiantel.net>; Shontel Jones <shonteljones1 at gmail.com
>> >;
>> Stan Young <SKYCOMHAWAII at msn.com>; Steve Kim
>> <stevekim at blesshop.com>; Sylvia
>> <mermaidsyl at hawaii.rr.com>; Sylvia Abernathy <shrosenberger at hawaii.rr.com
>> >;
>> Tammy Rober <snoopytdr at aol.com>; todd_lavigne at yahoo.com; Wilmer
>> Galiza
>> <wilmergaliza at hawaiiantel.net>; Brandon Young <young.brandon4 at gmail.com
>> >;
>> Bill Coke <wailum99 at hotmail.com>; jjc at kauai-law.com; Dane Alani
>> <dalani001 at hawaii.rr.com>; sentaniguchi at Capitol.hawaii.gov;
>> sengaluteria at capitol.hawaii.gov; sengreen at capitol.hawaii.gov;
>> sennishihara at Capitol.hawaii.gov; senslom at Capitol.hawaii.gov;
>> sensolomon at capitol.hawaii.gov; Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
>> <senchunoakland at Capitol.hawaii.gov>; Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
>> <chunoakland at yahoo.com>; Virgil Stinnett <one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net
>> >
>> Sent: Fri, Feb 11, 2011 11:56 am
>> Subject: RE: Voices need to be heard, Important! FW: SB893.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Aloha Senator Baker,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We the members of the blind community and friends ask you to please
>> give
>>
>>
>> SB893 a chance to be heard. All we are asking is for the
>> opportunity for
>>
>>
>> our voices to be heard regarding how important this service is to
>> our lives.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Being one of the smallest percentage of the disabled population, we
>> want
>>
>>
>> equal access to the same print material that you and everyone else
>> take for
>>
>>
>> granted.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Why are you denying us a chance to share with you and your
>> committee on why
>>
>>
>> we feel that this bill is important to us and all of those who are
>> print
>>
>>
>> disabled?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> If you look at what group has the highest percentage of being
>> unemployed.
>>
>>
>> You will find out that of the employable blind people. There are
>> only
>>
>>
>> about 30 percent of us who are employed and 70 percent who are not.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Although in Hawaii those of us who are employed are often earning
>> wages
>>
>>
>> equal to our counterparts at approximately $20 per hour.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> You might wonder why is that? The truth in a nut shell is that
>> Blindness
>>
>>
>> is considered to be one of the most frightening disabilities to
>> anyone who
>>
>>
>> does not have it. The
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> misperception society has of the blind or those who are print
>> disabled, is
>>
>>
>> that we can't do anything because
>>
>>
>> we are blind. What we say is. With the right attitude, training
>> and tools,
>>
>>
>>
>> then there is almost anything we can do. You are probably wondering
>>
>>
>> what is my point? The point is by not allowing this bill to be
>> scheduled
>>
>>
>> you are also saying that we don't need to have access to the paper,
>> TV guide
>>
>>
>>
>> magazines, job listings and many other services that Newsline
>> provides. Not
>>
>>
>>
>> just that but, we don't need to work. Let the system be burdened
>> further by
>>
>>
>>
>> having us depend on the social welfare system.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mahalo and Aloha,
>>
>>
>> Virgil Stinnett,
>>
>>
>> VP NFB of Hawaii
>>
>>
>> (808) 722-4243
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>
>> From: Virgil Stinnett [mailto:one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net
>> <mailto:one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net?> ]
>>
>>
>> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 6:51 AM
>>
>>
>> To: Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland (chunoakland at yahoo.com); Senator
>> Suzanne
>>
>>
>> Chun Oakland
>>
>>
>> Cc: 'senbaker at capitol.hawaii.gov'; Alma Luna
>> (almafriends1 at yahoo.com); Amy
>>
>>
>> Downard; Amy Kaaha (kaahamy04 at yahoo.com); kanaweawe at gmail.com; Anil
>> Lewis
>>
>>
>> (alewis at nfb.org); Ann Lemke; Annette Tashiro; anthony.akamine at hawaii.gov
>> ;
>>
>>
>> Brandi Marie Konrady; Brenda Lucas; Bridget Matsumoto
>>
>>
>> (bridgetm719 at gmail.com); Byron Jitchahu; Charlene Ota;
>>
>>
>> c.h.akamine at gmail.com; Curtis Chong; Deborah Gabe (debbiealg at gmail.com
>> ); Don
>>
>>
>>
>> Okashige; Don Patterson; Nani Fife; Finia Kachita (finiakachita at gmail.com
>> );
>>
>>
>> GAbe at dhs.hawaii.gov; gensen.music at gmail.com; Gerry White; Glenn
>> Nakagawara;
>>
>>
>> Guywood Delacruz (SongofEagle at g-mail.com); Ivy Galariada
>>
>>
>> (igalariada at hawaii.rr.com); Jacob Kamanu (kam.js005 at gmail.com);
>> James Chinn;
>>
>>
>>
>> segawaj005 at hawaii.rr.com; Joaquin Luna; Joe Cordova; Joelcho; John
>> T Hays;
>>
>>
>> Karl pangilinan; Karl pangilinan; Kathleen Fujimoto; Katie L. Keim;
>> Kimo
>>
>>
>> Keawe, HCIL Executive Director; Kyle Aihara (kyleaihara at yahoo.com);
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> Laconsay; kyle laconsay; Larry Geller; Lorna Mal (hellomandl at earthlink.net
>> );
>>
>>
>>
>> Lea Grupen; mary cordova; Melisa Jonas (marisel25 at yahoo.com);
>> Milton Ota;
>>
>>
>> Monty Anderson; naomi olson; Pamela Punihaole; Robert Burns
>>
>>
>> (bobby.burns at live.com); Roxanne Ramoness; Ronalene White.
>>
>>
>> (rwhite.zis at gmail.com); (rpkest at gmail.com); Rylan Suehisa; Sam
>> Fisk; sajja
>>
>>
>> koirala; 'Sharon Ige'; Shayleen; Shontel Jones; Amy Shinagawa;
>> Shontel
>>
>>
>> Jones; Stan Young; Steve Kim (stevekim at blesshop.com); Sylvia; Sylvia
>>
>>
>> Abernathy (shrosenberger at hawaii.rr.com); Tammy Rober;
>>
>>
>> todd_lavigne at yahoo.com; Wilmer Galiza; Brandon Young; Bill Coke;
>>
>>
>> 'jjc at kauai-law.com'; Dane Alani; 'sentaniguchi at Capitol.hawaii.gov';
>>
>>
>> 'sengaluteria at capitol.hawaii.gov'; 'sengreen at capitol.hawaii.gov';
>>
>>
>> 'sennishihara at Capitol.hawaii.gov'; 'senslom at Capitol.hawaii.gov';
>>
>>
>> 'sensolomon at capitol.hawaii.gov'
>>
>>
>> Subject: Voices need to be heard, Important! FW: SB893.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Aloha Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We are requesting your continued assistance in having SB893
>> heard. As you
>>
>>
>> know this bill is essential to the print disabled having access to
>> material
>>
>>
>> and information that every other Hawaiian citizen has a right to!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> As voting members of our community, We want an opportunity to
>> testify and
>>
>>
>> make our voices heard.!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In 2003 the 22nd Legislation did pass a PUC-Newsline bill SB1647.
>> That year
>>
>>
>>
>> the governor vetoed many bills, our SB1647 was one included in the
>> vetoes.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We greatly appreciate all you are doing for us.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mahalo and Aloha,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Virgil
>>
>>
>> (808) 722-4243
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>
>> From: Sen. Roz Baker [mailto:senbaker at capitol.hawaii.gov
>> <mailto:senbaker at capitol.hawaii.gov?> ]
>>
>>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 10:29 PM
>>
>>
>> To: Finia Kachita; Sen. Brian Taniguchi
>>
>>
>> Cc: one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net
>>
>>
>> Subject: RE: SB893.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your your email. I regret we will be unable to act on
>> this
>>
>>
>> bill this session. Best regards, Roz Baker
>>
>>
>> ________________________________________
>>
>>
>> From: Finia Kachita [finiakachita at gmail.com]
>>
>>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:07 PM
>>
>>
>> To: Sen. Roz Baker; Sen. Brian Taniguchi
>>
>>
>> Cc: one.fisherman at hawaiiantel.net
>>
>>
>> Subject: SB893.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Aloha.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm asking of you to give SB893 a chance to be heard.
>>
>>
>> Please have our bill up for a reading.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Respectfully yours,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Finia Kachita
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _____
>>
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