[Nfb-hi] FW: Voices need to be heard, Important! FW: SB893.

[R White]

Nani, I understand only the 3 of you will testify, but should we still
be there to show support?

On Feb 16, 2011, at 8:00, Nanifife <nanifife at aol.com> wrote:

> 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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