Hawaiian aspartame ban bills in House and Senate challenge corporate
clout, Sen. J. Kalani English & Suzanne Chun Oakland, Rep. Calvin K.Y.
Say & Mele Carroll: Murray 2008.01.25
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.htm
Friday, January 25, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1505

[ from Carol Guilford  carolguilford@sbcglobal.net

A bill, SB2506,  to ban aspartame,
was introduced by state Senator J. Kalani English
of Hawaii's 6th district, including east and upcountry Maui.
He is chairman of the Transportation and International Affairs
Committee.
For the upcoming 2008 session, Senator English has also been appointed
Vice Chair of the newly created Senate Committee on Agriculture and
Hawaiian
affairs.

Senate sessions are in the capitol, Honolulu.

There are thousands of bills and resolutions submitted each year to
the
Legislature.

Senator English introduced or cosigned 160 bills and resolutions in
the 2007
session.
Seventeen of those bills passed into law, four of which Senator
English
introduced himself.

The status of SB 2506 in the Hawaii State Senate
is that it has been referred to the Senate's Health Committee. ]

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Hawaiian aspartame bills challenge corporate clout
Issue date: 1/24/08 Section: Opinion

Editor,

The Hawaii legislative session is considering Senate Bill 2506 and
House
Bill 2680 to ban the artificial sweetener and neurotoxin aspartame.

This is wonderful news coming from Hawaii. The legislators and their
bill
drafters saw the merit in keeping almost all of the same language from
the
2006 and 2007 New Mexico bills, especially regarding the state's
rights and
its obligation to protect the citizens' health, which are not "pre-
empted by
massive failures at the FDA."

These bills were overwhelmed and eviscerated in New Mexico by some of
the
most vicious corporate lobbyists I have ever encountered,
representing
Ajinomoto of Japan, the world's largest manufacturer of both aspartame
and
MSG, as well as their duped American corporate henchmen and
partners-in-poisoning who use massive amounts of aspartame, such as
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Altria, Kraft and others.

Make no mistake: the same corporations and even more will show up in
Honolulu. Probably including Wrigley's Gum, all of whose products
contain
aspartame, which is metabolized as methanol and formaldehyde.

These corporations have everything to lose if such bills advance and
lead to
the inevitable product-liability and personal-injury suits from those
damaged by aspartame, who number in the hundreds of millions, despite
their
corporate-serving propaganda and lies.

My most profound appreciation goes to the numerous fine Hawaii
activists who
brought up these imperative issues, and to
Sen. J. Kalani English, chairman of the International Committee,
and Rep. Calvin Say, Speaker of the House, both Democrats,
who see the merit and need to protect the health of all Hawaiians --
no matter what duplicity is perpetuated by the top brass and
corporate
lackeys at the FDA.

The Senate bill is cosponsored by Suzanne Chun Oakland,
chairperson of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee,
and we sincerely commend these fine legislators for this pre-emptive
and
protective legislation.

I hope Hawaii legislators don't capitulate to the corporate-serving
theories, advanced by corporate lobbyists, that states do not have
the
right, power or obligation to challenge any kind of federal authority,
such
as an FDA pronouncement.

When aspartame's history of approval is examined, it will be clear
that the
FDA commissioner, in 1981, was under a strong influence to approve
this
chemical, no matter who objected in the medical and scientific
community,
because the guy from former President Ronald Reagan's "Transition
Team" who
gave him the job, Donald Rumsfeld, had been CEO of the aspartame
manufacturer G.D. Searle. Rummy made $25 million off this deal alone.

Stephen Fox
Daily Lobo reader
Founder, New Millennium Fine Art
Managing Editor, Santa Fe Sun News
505 983-2002  stephen@santafefineart.com;
217 W. Water St., Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
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Seizures and hyponatremia after excessive intake of diet coke, LJ
Mortelmans, M Van Loo, HG De Cauwer, K Merlevede, Klina General
Hospital, Brasschaat, Belgium, EJEM 2008 Feb: Mark D. Gold critique:
Murray 2008.01.10
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.htm
Thursday, January 10, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1502

See also:
possible neurologic effects of aspartame, TJ Maher, RJ Wurtman,
Environ. Health Persp. 1987 Nov, full text: other seizure reports re
aspartame, methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid: Murray 2008.01.10
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.htm
Thursday, January 10, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1501

Eur J Emerg Med. 2008 Feb; 15(1): 51.
Seizures and hyponatremia after excessive intake of diet coke.
Mortelmans LJ,  Luc.mortelmans@klina.be,
Van Loo M,
De Cauwer HG, haralddecauwer@hotmail.com,
Merlevede K.  Karen.Merlevede@klina.be,
Departments of
a Emergency Medicine
b Neurology,
Klina General Hospital, Brasschaat, Belgium.

We describe a case of epileptic seizures after a massive intake of
diet coke.

Apart from the hyponatremia due to water intoxication the
convulsions can be potentiated by the high dose of caffeine and
aspartame from the diet coke.

To our knowledge this is the first report of seizures due to
excessive diet coke intake.  PMID: 18180668

Methyl alcohol ingestion as a model etiologic agent in multiple
sclerosis, WC Monte, D Glanzman, C Johnston; Methanol induced
neuropathology in the mammalian central nervous system, Woodrow C.
Monte, Renee Ann Zeising, both reports 1989.12.04: Murray 2007.12.28
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.htm
Friday, December 28 2007
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1499

[ These seminal 1989 studies by Prof. Woodrow C. Monte are also given
in this previous post, along his two recent comprehensive reviews:

role of formaldehyde, made by body from methanol from foods and
aspartame, in steep increases in fetal alcohol syndrome, autism,
multiple sclerosis, lupus, teen suicide, breast cancer, Nutrition
Prof. Woodrow C. Monte, retired, Arizona State U., two reviews, 190
references supplied, Fitness Life, New Zealand 2007 Nov, Dec: Murray
2007.12.26
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.htm
Wednesday, December 26 2007
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1498 ]

folic acid prevents neurotoxicity from formic acid, made by body from
methanol impurity in alcohol drinks [ also 11 % of aspartame ], BM
Kapur, PL Carlen, DC Lehotay, AC Vandenbroucke, Y Adamchik, U. of
Toronto, 2007 Dec., Alcoholism Cl. Exp. Res.: Murray 2007.11.27
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.htm
Wednesday, November 27, 2007
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1495

"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to enjoy peace,
joy, and love by helping to find, quickly share, and positively act
upon evidence about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment."

Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@comcast.net
505-501-2298 1943 Otowi Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

http://RMForAll.blogspot.com  new primary archive

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages
group with 116 members, 1,505 posts in a public archive

details on 6 epidemiological studies since 2004 on diet soda (mainly
aspartame) correlations, as well as 14 other mainstream studies on
aspartame toxicity since summer 2005: Murray 2007.11.27
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.htm
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1490

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340
aspartame groups and books: updated research review of 2004.07.16:
Murray 2006.05.11

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1453
Souring on fake sugar (aspartame), Jennifer Couzin,
Science 2007.07.06: 4 page letter to FDA from 12 eminent
USA toxicologists re two Ramazzini Foundation
cancer studies 2007.06.25: Murray 2007.07.18

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1451
Artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose) and coloring
agents will be banned from use in newly-born and baby foods,
the European Parliament decided: Latvia ban in schools 2006:
Murray 2007.07.12

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1487
Sainsbury's supermarket chain in UK details its bans of aspartame,
sodium benzoate, and artificial flavourings and colours: Carol Key,
Customer Manager: Murray 2007.11.09

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1427
more from The Independent, UK, Martin Hickman, re ASDA
(unit of Wal-Mart Stores) and Marks & Spencer ban of
aspartame, MSG, artificial chemical additives and dyes
to prevent ADHD in kids: Murray 2007.05.16
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2548747.ece

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1426
ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores WMT.N) and Marks & Spencer
will join Tesco and also Sainsbury to ban and limit
aspartame, MSG, artificial flavors dyes preservatives additives,
trans fats, salt "nasties" to protect kids from ADHD:
leading UK media: Murray 2007.05.15

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341
Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy Barnes,
New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369
Bristol, Connecticut, schools join state program to limit artificial
sweeteners,
sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J Burnham, The Bristol Press:
Murray
2006.09.22

Devra Lee Davis, U. Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, rejects aspartame --
Luke
Ravenstahl, Mayor, drinks 12 cans Diet Pepsi daily: accurate warning
by
Ronald K. Frazer: Murray 2008.01.13
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.htm
Sunday, January 13, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1503

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy
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www.rense.com/general80/nutra.htm

Senate Bill 2506 introduced by Senator Kalani English,
and also signed by Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland,
as well as House Bill 2680 sponsored by Representative Mele Carroll
will move to ban aspartame from the State of Hawaii.

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/search/billsearch.asp?query=aspartame&currpage=1

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=HB2680

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Measure Title: RELATING TO FOOD.
Report Title: Artificial Sweetener; Aspartame; Ban; Food
Description: Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame in
food
products.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): ENGLISH (BR)
Current Referral: HTH
Date   Status Text
1/18/2008 S Introduced.
1/22/2008 S Passed First Reading.
1/22/2008 S Referred to HTH.

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/senate/comm/commHTH.asp
Senate Committee on Health HTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
phone 808-586-6230; fax 808-586-6231
E-mail sendige@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice-Chair
phone 808-586-6890; fax 808-586-6899
e-mail: senfukunaga@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Members:

   * Senator Rosalyn H. Baker
phone 808-586-6070; fax 808-586-6071
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 66070
e-mail senbaker@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Senator Ron Menor
phone 808-586-6740; fax 808-586-6829
e-mail senmenor@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Senator Paul Whalen
phone 808-586-9385; fax 808-586-9391
From the Big Island,
toll free 974-4000 + 69385
e-mail senwhalen@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Committee on Health -- The purview of this committee includes those
programs
relating to business regulation, professional and vocational
licensing,
consumer protection, financial institutions, insurance regulation;
public
utility regulation; and telecommunications regulation;
sustainability;
housing development including affordable housing, the landlord tenant
code,
condominium property regimes, and leaseholds.

Report Title: Artificial Sweetener; Aspartame; Ban; Food

Description: Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame in
food
products.

THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2506
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to food.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds it is imperative for the public
health,
safety and welfare to declare that aspartame and its derivative
compounds,
in all of their trade names, are poisonous and deleterious food
additives
due to their neurotoxic and carcinogenic metabolites.
The legislature finds that federal authorities have not intended to
or
expressed an intention to occupy and preempt areas of concern
regarding the
prohibition of toxic, neurotoxic, carcinogenic, poisonous or
deleterious
food additives, and therefore the legislature may prohibit the sale
of
products containing aspartame and its derivative compounds in order
to
protect and ensure the public health, safety and welfare.
SECTION 2. Section 328-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by
adding a
new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Aspartame" means the artificial sweetener with the technical name
L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester."
SECTION 3. Section 328-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read
as
follows:
"'328-6 Prohibited acts. The following acts and the causing thereof
within
the State by any person are prohibited:
(1) The manufacture, sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale of
any
food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded;
(2) The adulteration or misbranding of any food, drug, device, or
cosmetic;
(3) The receipt in commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic
that is
adulterated or misbranded, and the delivery or proffered delivery
thereof
for pay or otherwise;
(4) The sale, delivery for sale, holding for sale, or offering for
sale of
any article in violation of section 328-11, 328-12, or 328-17;
(5) The dissemination of any false advertisement;
(6) The refusal to permit entry or inspection, or to permit the taking
of a
sample, as authorized by sections 328-22 and 328-23 to 328-27, or to
permit
access to or copying of any record as authorized by section 328-23;
(7) The giving of a guaranty or undertaking which guaranty or
undertaking is
false, except by a person who relied on a guaranty or undertaking to
the
same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of the
person
residing in the State from whom the person received in good faith the
food,
drug, device, or cosmetic;
(8) The removal or disposal of a detained or embargoed article in
violation
of sections 328-25 to 328-27;
(9) The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal
of the
whole or any part of the labeling of, or the doing of any other act
with
respect to a food, drug, device, or cosmetic, if the act is done while
the
article is held for sale and results in the article being adulterated
or
misbranded;
(10) Forging, counterfeiting, simulating, or falsely representing, or
without proper authority using any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other
identification device authorized or required by rules adopted under
this
part or regulations adopted under the Federal Act;
(11) The use, on the labeling of any drug or in any advertisement
relating
to the drug, of any representation or suggestion that an application
with
respect to the drug is effective under section 328-17, or that the
drug
complies with that section;
(12) The use by any person to the person's own advantage, or revealing
other
than to the department of health or to the courts when relevant in
any
judicial proceeding under this part, any information acquired under
authority of section 328-11, 328-12, 328-17, or 328-23, concerning
any
method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection;
(13) In the case of a prescription drug distributed or offered for
sale in
this State, the failure of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor
thereof
to maintain for transmittal, or to transmit, to any practitioner who
makes
written request for information as to the drug, true and correct
copies of
all printed matter which is required to be included in any package in
which
that drug is distributed or sold, or such other printed matter as is
approved under the Federal Act. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed
to exempt any person from any labeling requirement imposed by or under
other
provisions of this part;
(14) (A) Placing or causing to be placed upon any drug or device or
container thereof, with intent to defraud, the trade name or other
identifying mark, or imprint of another or any likeness of any of the
foregoing; or
(B) Selling, dispensing, disposing of, or causing to be sold,
dispensed, or
disposed of, or concealing or keeping in possession, control, or
custody,
with intent to sell, dispense, or dispose of, any drug, device, or
any
container thereof, with knowledge that the trade name or other
identifying
mark or imprint of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing has
been
placed thereon in a manner prohibited by subparagraph (A); or
(C) Making, selling, disposing of, or causing to be made, sold, or
disposed
of, or keeping in possession, control, or custody, or concealing,
with
intent to defraud, any punch, die, plate, or other thing designed to
print,
imprint, or reproduce that trade name or other identifying mark or
imprint
of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug,
device, or
container thereof;
(15) Except as provided in part VI and section 461-1, dispensing or
causing
to be dispensed a different drug or brand of drug in place of the drug
or
brand of drug ordered or prescribed without express permission in each
case
of the person ordering or prescribing;
(16) The distribution in commerce of a consumer commodity as defined
in this
part, if such commodity is contained in a package, or if there is
affixed to
that commodity a label, which does not conform to this part and of
rules
adopted under authority of this part; provided that this prohibition
shall
not apply to persons engaged in business as wholesale or retail
distributors
of consumer commodities except to the extent that such persons:
(A) Are engaged in the packaging or labeling of such commodities; or
(B) Prescribe or specify by any means the manner in which such
commodities
are packaged or labeled;
(17) The selling or dispensing in restaurants, soda fountains, drive-
ins,
lunch wagons, or similar public eating establishments of imitation
milk and
imitation milk products in place of fresh milk and fresh milk
products
respectively; of liquid or dry products which simulate cream but do
not
comply with content requirements for cream in place of cream; of non-
dairy
frozen desserts which do not comply with content requirements for
dairy
frozen desserts in place of dairy frozen desserts; and of any other
imitation food or one made in semblance of a genuine food in place of
such
genuine food, unless the consumer is notified by either proper
labeling or
conspicuous posted signs or conspicuous notices on menu cards and
advertisements informing of such substitution, to include but not
limited to
the substitution of imitation milk in milk shake and malted milk
drinks;
(18) Wilfully and falsely representing or using any devices,
substances,
methods, or treatment as effective in the diagnosis, cure,
mitigation,
treatment, or alleviation of cancer. This paragraph shall not apply to
any
person who depends exclusively upon prayer for healing in accordance
with
teachings of a bona fide religious sect, denomination, or
organization, nor
to a person who practices such teachings;
(19) The selling or offering for sale at any food facility which
serves or
sells over the counter directly to the consumer an unlabeled or
unpackaged
food that is a confectionery which contains alcohol in excess of one-
half of
one per cent by weight unless the consumer is notified of that fact
by
either proper labeling or conspicuous posted signs or conspicuous
notices on
menu cards and advertisements;
(20) The sale to a person below the age of twenty-one years of any
food
which is a confectionery which contains alcohol in excess of one-half
of one
per cent by weight[.];
(21) After December 31, 2008, the manufacture, sale or delivery or
holding
or offering for sale of any food containing any amount of aspartame
and its
derivative compounds in any of their trade names."
SECTION 4. This section shall not apply to the sale, delivery,
holding, or
offering for sale of any food product containing aspartame prior to
January
1, 2009.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and
stricken. New
statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Bill Status  HB2680   RSS Feed

Generated on 1/25/2008 1:42:09 AM
Measure Title: RELATING TO FOOD.
Report Title: Artificial Sweetener; Aspartame; Ban; Food
Description: Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame in
food
products.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): SAY (BR)
Current Referral:
HLT, EDB/CPC
Date   Status Text
1/18/2008 H Pending introduction.
1/22/2008 H Introduced and Pass First Reading.
1/23/2008 H Referred to HLT, EDB/CPC, referral sheet 6

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/comm/commHLT.asp
House Committee on Health HLT

Representative Josh Green MD, Chair
phone 808-586-9605; fax 808-586-9608
From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 69605
E-mail repgreen@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Representative John Mizuno, Vice-Chair
phone 808-586-6050; fax 808-586-6051
E-mail repmizuno@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Members:

   * Representative Karen Leinani Awana
phone 808-586-8465; fax 808-586-8469
E-mail repawana@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Della Au Belatti
Phone 808-586-9425; fax 808-586-9431
email repbelatti@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Joe Bertram
phone 808-586-8525; fax 808-586-8529
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 68525
e-mail repbertram@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Rida T.R. Cabanilla, RN
phone 808-586-6080; fax 808-586-6081
E-mail repcabanilla@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Karl Rhoads
phone 808-586-6180; fax 808-586-6189
e-mail reprhoads@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Maile S. L. Shimabukuro
Phone 808-586-8460, fax 808-586-8464
E-mail repshimabukuro@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative James Kunane Tokioka
phone 808-586-6270; fax 808-586-6271
From Kauai, toll free 274-3141 + 66270
e-mail reptokioka@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Gene Ward, PhD
phone 808-586-6420; fax 808-586-6421
E-mail repward@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/comm/commEDB.asp
House Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns  EDB

Representative Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair
phone 808-586-6330; fax 808-586-6331
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 66330
E-mail repyamashita@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Representative Glenn Wakai, Vice-Chair
phone 808-586-6220; fax 808-586-6221
E-mail repwakai@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Members:

   * Representative Lyla B. Berg, PhD
Phone 808-586-6510; fax 808-586-6511
email repberg@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Tom Brower
phone 808-586-8520; fax 808-586-8524
E-mail repbrower@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Jerry L. Chang
phone 808-586-6120; fax 808-586-6121
From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 66120
e-mail repchang@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Faye P. Hanohano
phone 808-586-6530; fax 808-586-6531
From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 66530
E-mail rephanohano@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Robert N. Herkes
phone 808-586-8400; fax 808-586-8404
From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 68400
E-mail repherkes@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Joey Manahan
phone 808-586-6010; fax 808-586-6011
e-mail repmanahan@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Clift Tsuji
phone 808-586-8480; fax 808-586-8484
From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 68480
E-mail reptsuji@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Ryan I. Yamane
phone 808-586-6150; fax 808-586-6151
E-mail repyamane@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Corinne W.L. Ching
phone 808-586-9415; fax 808-586-9421
E-mail repching@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Barbara C. Marumoto
phone 808-586-6310; fax 808-586-6311
E-mail repmarumoto@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/comm/commCPC.asp
House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce  CPC

Representative Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Representative Angus L.K. McKelvey, Vice-Chair
phone 808-586-6160; fax 808-586-6161
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 66160
E-mail repmckelvey@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Members:

   * Representative Cindy Evans
Phone 808-586-8510; fax 808-586-8514
From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 68510
E-mail repevans@Capitol.hawaii.gov;
Rep. Cindy Evan's Website

   * Representative Josh Green

   * Representative Ken Ito
phone 808-586-8470; fax 808-586-8474
E-mail repito@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Sylvia Luke
Phone 808-586-8530; fax 808-586-8534
email repluke@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Hermina M. Morita
phone 808-586-8435; fax 808-586-8437
From Kauai, toll free 274-3141 + 68435
e-mail repmorita@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Alex M. Sonson
phone 808-586-6520; fax 808-586-6521
E-mail repsonson@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Joseph M. Souki
phone 808-586-9444; fax 808-586-9499
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 69444
E-mail repsouki@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Clift Tsuji

   * Representative Ryan I. Yamane

   * Representative Kyle T. Yamashita
phone 808-586-6330; fax 808-586-6331
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 66330
E-mail repyamashita@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

   * Representative Barbara C. Marumoto

   * Representative Cynthia Thielen
phone 808-586-6480; fax 808-586-6481
E-mail repthielen@Capitol.hawaii.gov;
Website http://www.cynthiathielen.com/

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/bills/HB2680_.htm

Report Title:  Artificial Sweetener; Aspartame; Ban; Food
Description:  Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame in
food
products.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  H.B. NO. 2680
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to food.
[ identical to SB2506 ]

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/senate/members/sen6.asp

J. Kalani English
6th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 205
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-587-7225; fax 808-587-7230
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 77225
From Molokai and Lanai, toll free 1-800-468-4644 + 77225
E-mail senenglish@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

www.kalanienglish.com/
Phone 808.587.7225  Fax 808.587.7230
Toll free from Maui:  984.2400, Ext. 77225
Moloka'i and Lana'i:  800.468.4644, Ext. 77225
kalani@kalanienglish.com <kalani@kalanienglish.com>

The 2008 Legislative session opened on 16 January and will adjourn on
1 May
2008. During this time, we will take up the carryover bills from the
2007
session, the supplemental state budget, various resolutions as well as
new
bills introduced this year. I am in the process of filing bills and
resolutions on behalf of Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe to make
our
home even better.

Education:

   2003: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
       * Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.
As
the devolution of the Federal Government continues, senior officials
at the
state and local levels are under more pressure than ever. They are
taking on
increasingly complex challenges with fewer resources, under a greater
degree
of scrutiny.
       * The Senior Executives in State and Local Government program
provides training that helps officials assess the tasks they face in
managing today's results-driven government agencies. In particular,
the
program provides an opportunity for them to:
             o Develop new conceptual frameworks for addressing
policy
issues
             o Explore the relationship between citizens and
government
             o Examine the ethical and professional responsibilities
of
leadership
             o Exchange ideas with experienced faculty and
participants
from diverse backgrounds
         The program has been designed to challenge assumptions and
broaden
perspectives.

   2003: Flemming Leadership Retreat I and II, Washington, DC
       The Flemming Fellows Institute represents the cornerstone of
the
CPA's efforts to identify and nurture leaders who can move ideas to
action.
It is founded on CPA's belief that government must be a dynamic,
active
partner with the private and nonprofit sectors to achieve real
progress. The
program focuses on three core areas: moving ideas to action, a focus
on
values and promoting teambuilding and consensus.

   2003: Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellowship Program
       The Henry Toll Fellowship holds the national reputation of
being the
most prestigious leadership development program for state government
officials. CSG's mission for the Toll Fellows Program is to equip
talented
state policymakers with the skills and strategies to meet the
leadership
challenges these turbulent, dynamic times demand. Participants have
two
things in common; an intense desire to improve state government and
their
effectiveness as public servants. The Toll program brings the states'
best
and brightest emerging leaders to Kentucky for an intensive five-day
"intellectual boot camp" to develop the next generation of leaders
from the
three branches of state government.

   2000: Leadership Academy for Asian Pacific American Elected
Officials
Program
       This non-partisan program, co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific
American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) and the UCLS
Asian
American Studies Center is open to officials of all political views,
and is
designed to develop the skills Asian Pacific American elected
officials need
to advance in their careers.

   1999 - 2000: Pacific Century Fellows Program
       Class of 2000 -- Intensive training program to develop leaders
with
a greater awareness and sensitivity of the people and institutions of
Hawaii, and is based on the White House Fellows Program. The program
encourages the development of long term relationships between leaders
young
and old. The program is a nine-month program beginning in September.
   1996: Maui Community College
       Paralegal Certification Course
   1995: University of Hawai'i
       Masters of Arts in Pacific Islands Studies
   1989 - 1991: East-West Center
       Certificate from the Institute of Culture and Communications
   1987 - 1989: Hawai'i Loa College
       Bachelor of Arts in Pacific Islands Studies
   1988: National Chengchi University
       Certificate from the Center for Public and Business
Administration
Education (Taiwan)
   1984: The Kamehameha Schools
       High School Diploma

Work Experience:

   1997 - 2000: Councilmember -- Maui County Council, County of Maui
       Responsible for the enactment of laws for the islands of
Maui,
Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe
   1995 - 1997: National Tropical Botanical Gardens
       Adviser, Political and developmental affairs for gardens based
in
Hawai'i and Florida
   1995 - 1996: Chief of Staff -- Office of Hawai'i State Senator
Avery B.
Chumbley
       Responsible for supervision of office staff (6), committee
operations and all aspects of Senator's legislative initiatives.
   1993 - 1996: Permanent Mission of the Federated States of
Micronesia to
the U.N.
       Adviser, 49th and 50th U.N. General Assembly and specialized
conferences
   1994 - 1995: Na Po'e Hawai'i Magazine
       Associate Editor
   1994: Samoa News
       U.N. Correspondent
   1993 - 1994: Visitor Industry Training and Education Center
(VITEC)
       Lecturer - Workshops and Courses on Hawai'i
   1991 - 1994: Lecturer -- Maui Community College (Hawaiian
History,
Policies and Culture)
       Proposed and developed course offerings. Taught in rural
districts
(Hana and Lana'i)
   1992 - 1994: Case Manager -- Hui No Ke Ola Pono (Native Hawaiian
Health
Center)
       Responsible for administration. Hired and managed staff of 6
with a
client base of 800 people, established food distribution system for
Hawaiian
Families in rural districts, trained staff in health field,
established
other health programs.
   1991 - 1992: Administrative Aide -- Office of Hawaiian Affairs/
State of
Hawai'i
       Responsible for political analysis, background research,
community
strategies and recommendations to trustees.

Professional:

International

       * 1999: Head of Delegation to Rapa Nui
         Represented the County of Maui in finalizing the sister-
city
relationship agreement with the Government and People of Rapa Nui.
This
signing of this agreement took place during the arrival of the
Hokule'a at
Rapa Nui in October.
       * 1999: Member, International Pushkin Bicentennial Committee
         An International Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of
Alexander Pushkin, African-Russian Poet and Father of Russian
Literature.
June 1 - 9, 1999. Coinciding with official observances of the 200th
Anniversary of Alexander Pushkin (1799 - 1837) by Russia and UNESCO,
the
Pushkin Bicentennial Symposium and Study Tour brings together an
international array of writers, intellectuals, artists, elected
officials,
and interested parties to commemorate the legacy of Alexander
Sergeevitch
Pushkin.
       * 1999: Advisor, U.S. Permanent Mission to the United Nations
         Appointed by the United States Department of State, served
as an
Advisor on the U.S. delegation to the Special Session of the United
Nations
General Assembly for the Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of
the
Program of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island
Developing
States in New York during September 1999.
       * 1995: Pacific Region Educational Laboratory (PREL) Regional
Conference, Republic of Palau
       * 1994: U.N. Global Conference of the Sustainable Development
of
Small Island Developing States, Barbados
       * 1994: U.N. Conference of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks, New York
       * 1993: International, Cross-Cultural Black Women's
Conference,
Caracas, Venezuela (Resource Person/Presenter)
       * 1993: U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland
(48th
Session)
       * 1992: U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (Earth
Summit), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   National

       * 2000 - Present: Appointed to the United States
Environmental
Protection Agency's Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC)
       * Representing Region IX, LGAC, assisting the Environmental
Agency
in meeting Executive Order (EO) 13132, "Federalism", which was issued
by
President William J. Clinton on August 4, 1999. The EO emphasizes the
need
for the Federal government to consult with State and local governments
and
to enhance its sensitivity to State and local government concerns. It
also
establishes specific requirements that agencies must follow as they
develop
and implement actions that affect State and local governments.
       * 2003: National Council of State Legislators (NCSL) Energy
Institute, Denver Colorado
       * 1994: 13th Annual Pacific Islands Conference, Maui, Hawai'i
       * 1993: National Land Trust Rally, Big Sky, Montana
       * 1993: National Conference: U.S. Territorial Relations,
Washington,
D.C.
       * 1993: Pacific Telecommunications Conference, Honolulu,
Hawai'i
       * 1990: Pacific History Conference, Guam

Board Memberships:

       * Present: Maui Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
       * Present: Honolulu Media Council, Board Member
       * 1999 - 2000: Maui Visitor's Bureau, Executive Committee and
Board
Member
       * 1998 - 2000: Council On Aging -- County of Maui, Council
Member
       * 1996 - Present: Hawaii Cultural Foundation, New York City,
Board
Member
       * 1997 - 1999: Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), Board
Member
       * 1997: Maui County "PEG" Cable TV Public Access Consortium,
Consortium Member
       * 1993 - Present: Maui Arts and Culture Center, Board Member
       * 1992 - 1997: Maui County Cultural Resources Commission,
Chairman,
Vice Chairman
       * 1991 - 1997: Hui 'Aina O Hana -- A Native Hawaiian Land
Conservation Organization, Vice President, Founding President

Publications:

       * 2000: Aloha As A Pathway To Our Future, In the Book, "21st
Century
Hawai'i 210 Great Ways To Get There" Compiled by the Pacific Century
Fellows, Page 73-74
       * 1996: Creating Sacred Sites For Today, Newspaper Article,
(first
in a series), Lahaina News, Vol. 17, No. 30 Aug. 16-22.
       * 1996: My Home Is Built On A Firm Foundation, Newspaper
Article
(second in a series), Lahaina News, Vol. 17, No. 31 Aug. 15-22.
       * 1996: Culture: A Roaring River, Not A Stagnant Pond,
Newspaper
Article, (third in a series), Lahaina News, Vol. 17, No. 32 Aug.
22-29.
       * 1996: Who Are We, Newspaper Article, (fourth in a series),
Lahaina
News, Vol. 17, No. 33 Aug. 29-Sept. 5.
       * 1996: Hawai'i Before Us, Newspaper Article, (fifth in a
series),
Lahaina News, Vol. 17, No. 32 Sept. 5-12.
       * 1995: Language At The Edges Of Culture, Magazine Article, Na
Po'e
Hawai'i
       * 1995: Hana's Ancient Districts, Magazine Article, Na Po'e
Hawai'i
       * 1994: Land And The Sacredness Of Place: The Hawaiian
Experience,
Magazine Article, Na Po'e hawai'i
       * 1994: Haloa, Kalo and Mankind: All One Family, Article, Hana
News,
Vol. 3, #10, March
       * 1994: On The Birth Of Islands: A Hawaiian Comparison,
Magazine
Article, Na Po'e Hawai'i
       * 1994: Maui At The Crossroads, Article, May 6 Special to the
Barbados Advocate
       * 1993: Flawed Democracy: Unrepresented Nations And
Communities In
The U.S., Working Paper, Medgar Evers College
       * 1990: Book Review: Before The Horror, Pacific Studies
Journal,
Vol. 1 No. 13, p. 279-283

Member of the Democratic party.

Senator's News and Opinion page

Member of the following committees:

   TIA - Transportation and International Affairs (Chair)
   SHF - Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway
Fund
(Co-Chair)
   AHW - Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs (Vice-Chair)
   EDT - Economic Development and Taxation
   WAM - Ways and Means

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/senate/members/sen13.asp

Suzanne Chun Oakland
13th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 226
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6130; fax 808-586-6131
e-mail senchunoakland@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Family

Daughter of Philip S. Chun and Mei-Chih Chun. Philip has been with
the
Kalihi Y.M.C.A. for over 30 years, serving as its Executive director
for
over 20 years. Mei-Chih was a social worker for the State and later
became a
full-time mother, taking an active interest in her children's
activities.
Both parents are now retired. Sister Jeanne and brother Randall are
pursuing
careers in international business and commercial arts, respectively.
Married
on June 11, 1994 to Michael Sands Chun Oakland. Three children Mailene
Nohea
Pua Oakland, Christopher Michael Sing Kamakaku Oakland and Lauren
Suzanne
LeRong Kemelenohea Oakland. She has two grandchildren, Mysha and
Shayden
Tialevea.

Education

Lanakila Elementary School
Kawananakoa Intermediate School
McKinley High School, Honor graduate
University of Hawaii, Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Communications and
Psychology

Employment

State Senator for Senate District 13, 1996 - present.
State Representative for House District 27, 1990-1996.
Research Assistant and Office Manager to City Council Member Gary
Gill, 1987
to 1990.
Administrative Assistant for Smolenski and Woodell, Attorneys at Law,
1984
to 1986.
Community Services Specialist to the Hawaii State Senate under
Senator
Anthony Chang, 1984.
Administrative Assistant for Au's Plumbing and Metal Works, 1979 to
1990.

Community Activities

Chair of the Senate Committee on Human Services 2003 to present.
Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,
2003
to 2004.
Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, 2003 to present.
Member of the Senate Committee on Higher Education, 2005 to present.
Member of the Senate Committee on Education, 2001 to 2004.
Member of the Senate Committee on Education and Military Affairs, 2005
to
present.
Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Water, Land, Energy and
Environment,
2001 to 2002
Member of the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, 2001 to 2002.
Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, 1999 to
2001.
Member of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, 1999 to 2001.
Member of the Senate Committee on Labor and Environment, 1999 to 2001.
Member of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, 1998 to 2002.
Co-Chair of the Senate Committee on Human Resources (human services
and
labor matters are combined in this committee), 1997 to 1998.
Member of the Senate Committees on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and
Information Technology, 1997 to 1999.
Member of the Senate Committee on Health and Environment, 1997 to
1999.
Chair of the House Committee on Human Services, 1992-1996.
Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Human Services, 1991-1992.
Member of the House Committee on Housing, 1991-1992; Housing Summit
Subcommittee Chair of New Programs and Special Needs, 1991-1992.
Member of the House Committee on Education, 1991-1992.
Member of the House Committee on Health, 1991-1996.
Member of the House Committee on Judiciary, 1993-1996.
Member of the House Committee on Public Safety and Military Concerns,
1995-1996.
Member of the Legislature's Women's Caucus, 1991 to present; Budget
Committee Chair, 1991-1992.
Member and Co-Convenor of the Keiki Caucus, 1991 to present.
Member of the Small Business Caucus, 1993 to 1997.
Former Chairperson and Member of the Liliha/Kapalama Neighborhood
Board,
1984-1990.
Member of Honolulu Neighborhood Housing Services Board of Directors,
1986-1988, 1989 to present; President, 1987-1988, 1992-1993,
1993-1994.
Former President and present Member of the Hawaii State Youth
Volunteer
Board, 1978 to present.
Member of the Board of Directors for Hawaii Community Education
Association,
1984 to 1998.
Former President of the Kalihi-Palama Service Area Board on Mental
Health
and Substance Abuse, appointed by the Governor, 1985-1989.
Former Precinct President of the Hawaii Democratic Party, 1990.
Member of the Board of Directors of McKinley High School Foundation
and
McKinley Alumni Association, 1989 to present.
Former member of McKinley's Parent, Teacher and Student Association,
1990.
Member of the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center's Participant
Advisory
Board, 1991 to present.
Member of the Catholic Immigration Center's Board of Directors, 1991
to
1997.
Member of The CHOW Project Committee, 1992 to present.
Member of the Hawaii Democratic Movement, Board of Directors, 1991 to
1997.
Member of the Young Democrats of Hawaii, 1991-1997.
Member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 1991 to present.
Member of the Hawaii Chinese Civic Association, 1991 to present.
Member of Chung Wah Chung Kung Hui, 1991 to present.
Member of the Hawaii Correctional Association, 1992.
Member of Hawaii Chinese Jaycees, 1991 to 1997.
Member of the Early Childhood System Cost/Implementation Advisory
Committee,
1992 to 1994.
Member of the Early Childhood Education and Care Coordinating Council,
1992
to 1996.
Member of the West Honolulu Public Health Nursing Section Advisory
Committee, 1992 to 1995.
Member of the Hawaii Even Start Family Literacy Program Council, 1993
to
1994.
Member of the Sex Abuse Treatment Center Advisory Board, 1993 to
present.
Member of the Hawaii Community Services Council Board of Directors,
1993 to
1997.
Member of the Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council, 1993 to
present.
Member of the Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, 1994 to present.
Member of the Susannah Wesley Community Center Board of Directors,
1994 to
12/99, 2001 to present.
Hawaii Housing Development Corporation Board of Directors, 1993 to
present.
Member of the Advisory Board of Teen Line, 1993.
Member of the Children's Trust Fund Advisory Council, 1993 to present.
Member of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, 1992.
Member of the Families Together Initiative (FTI) Core Team, 1993 to
1995.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Liliha-Palama Business
Association,
1994 to present.
Member of the Board of Directors of the YWCA, August 1994 to December
2000.
Member of the Ma'ema'e School SCBM, 1994 to June 1998.
Member of the Lanakila School SCBM, 1993 to 1995, 2000-2001.
Member of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation Auction Committee,
1992 to
1994.
Member of the Hawaii Kids Count Council, 1994 to present.
Member of the Kalihi-Palama Culture and Arts Society, 1994 to present.
Member of the Honolulu Division Advisory Committee of The Casey
Family
Program, 1994 to 2004.
Member of the Strengthening Hawaii Families Program of the Coalition
for a
Drug-Free Hawaii, 1996.
Member of the Assistive Technology Resource Center of Hawaii Community
Task
Force, 1995 to present.
Member of the Hawaii Early Childhood Alliance, 1995 to 1996.
Member of the Good Beginnings Alliance, 1996 to present.
Member of the Blueprint for Change Task Force (Child Protective
Services),
1994 to 1996
Convenor of the Elder Abuse & Neglect Task Force, 1995 to present.
Co-Convenor of the Child Protection Roundtable, 1996 to present.
Co-Convenor of the Health Quest Roundtable, 1995 to 1999.
Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Long Term Care, 1996 to
1998.
Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Early Childhood
Education and
Care, 1999 to 2000.
Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Child and Adolescent
Mental
Health, 1999 to 2000.
Member of the Hawaii Summit 2011 Project Steering Committee, 1996.
Member of the Grow For It Program, 1996.
Member of the Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation, 1997 to present.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Retarded
Citizens,
1998 to 2001.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Breakthroughs For Youth At
Risk,
1998 to present.
Member of the Board of Advisors of Habitat for Humanity, 1998 to
present.
Member, Appointed by Chief Justice Moon to the Judicial Council 8/98
to
2003.
Member of the Board of Directors of Providing Awareness Referrals
Education
Nurturing Therapy Support (PARENTS), 1999 to 2002.
Member of the Coalition for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
in
Hawaii, 1999 to present.
Member of the Hawaii Intergenerational Network Advisory Board, 1999
to
present.
Member of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association of Honolulu,
1999 to
present.
Member of the Advisory Committee Hawaii Arthritis Control Program,
2000 to
2001.
Member of the Board of Trustees Winners at Work, 2000 to present.
Member (Non Voting) of the State Department of Health Advisory
Committee,
2000 to present.
State Advisory Board Member of the Women's Legislative Network of
NCSL, 2001
to present.
Member of the Board of Directors of Providing Awareness Referrals
Education
Nurturing Therapy Support (PARENTS), 1999 to 2002.
Member of the Coalition for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
in
Hawaii, 1999 to present.
Member of the Hawaii Intergenerational Network Advisory Board, 1999
to
present.
Member of the US-China Peoples Friendship Association of Honolulu,
1999 to
present.
Member of the Advisory Committee Hawaii Arthritis Control Program,
2000 to
2001.
Member of the Board of Trustees Winners at Work, 2000 to present.
Member (Non Voting) of the State Department of Health Advisory
Committee,
2000 to present.
State Advisory Board Member of the Women's Legislative Network of
NCSL, 2001
to present.
Member of the Organization of Women Leaders, 2001 to present.
Member of Board of Trustee of Goodwill Industries, 2001 to present.
Member of Senate Felix Task Force Group, 2001 to 2002.
Member of Dept. of Health's Neurotrauma Task Force, 2001 to 2002
Member of the Honolulu Community Action Program Board of Directors,
May 2002
to present.
Member of the Advisory Board of Bayanihan Clinic Without Walls, May
2002 to
present.
Member of the 2003 Council on State Governments - West Annual Meeting
Hawaii
Host Committee, 2002.
Member of the Hawaii Self Sufficiency Advisory Committee, October 23,
2002.
Member of the Farrington High School Community Based Management, 2002
to
present.
Member of the Legislature's Universal Health Care Task Force, 2003 to
2004.
Member of the Hawaii Dyson Initiative Advisory Committee, 2003 to
present.
Member of the Child Support Enforcement System Executive Steering
Committee,
May 2003 to present.
Member of Kawananakoa Middle School PTSA's Executive Board, July 2003
to
present.
Member of the Joint House Senate Ice and Drug Abatement Task Force,
July
2003 to 2004.
Member as State Director, Women Legislators' Lobby (WILL), July 2003
to
present.
Member of Aloha Peace House, July 2003 to 2004.
Member of Aikane O' Nuuanu , September 2003 to present.
Honorary Member of the Board of the Hawaii Family Support Institute,
December 2003 to present.
Member of the Economic and Financial Literacy Coalition, February 2004
to
present.
Member of Co-Occurring Policy Academy, March 2004 to present.
Member of the Hawaii Council on Economic Education Board, August 4,
2004 to
present.
Member of the Pediatric Council of Hawaii, September 29, 2004 to
present
Awards
Young Men's Christian Association 1985 Certificate of Appreciation
Honolulu Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. 1988 Award of Excellence
Hawaii Association For the Education of Young Children 1992
Certificate of
Appreciation
Hawaii Long Term Care Association's 1993 Legislator of the Year
Hawaii Long Term Care Association's 1993 Legislator of the Year -
December
3, 1993
Honolulu County Medical Society 1993 Mini Internship Program
Certificate
Healthcare Association of Hawaii's 1993 Legislator of the Year -
October 29,
1993
Winners at Work 1993 Certificate of Appreciation
Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association's 1994 Legislator of the Year
Autism Society of Hawaii's 1994 Legislator of the Year - August 4,
1994
National Association of Social Workers 1995 Friend of Social Workers
Award
Healthcare Association of Hawaii 1995 Outstanding Legislative Service
Award
American Box Car Racing International 1996 Certificate of Appreciation
Congress of Visayan Organization 1996 Certificate of Appreciation
Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society's 1996 "Na Lima Kokua MaWaena O
Makua"
Award November 7, 1996
Hawaii Medical Association's 1996 Outstanding Legislator Award
Mental Health Association of Hawaii 1996 Legislator-of-the-Year Award
Cub Scout Pack 201 1997 Certificate of Appreciation
Partners in Policymaking Hawaii 1998 Certificate of Appreciation
Hawaii Long Term Care Association 1998 Legislator of the Year
Hawaii Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 1998 Friend of the
Family
Aloha State Association of the Deaf 1999 Legislator of the Year Award
Easter Seals Hawaii 1999 Advocacy EDI Award
Hawaii Kids Watch Outstanding Legislative Advocate For Children and
Youth,
1999
Hawaii Medical Association 1999 Outstanding Legislator Award
Mental Health Association 1999 Legislator of the Year Award
National Congress of Parents and Teachers Honorary Life Membership
2000
Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, Inc. 2000 Legislator of the
Year
Award
Council of Hawai'i Breastfeeding Promotion, 2000 World Breastfeeding
Week
Award
Department of Health and Human Services 2000 Certificate of
Appreciation
PARENTS, Inc. Certificate of Appreciation
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, 2001
Hawaii Breastfeeding Advocacy Award 2001.
Hawaii Coalition for Affordable Long Term Care Appreciation Award
Hawaii Association for Marriage and Family Therapy's Friend of the
Family
Legislative Award, 2001
Hawaii Intergenerational Network, Invaluable Contribution in
Connecting the
Generations of Hawaii, 2001
Play It Safe International, plaque for Dedicated Caring To Our
Nation's
Children, 2002, 2003.
Imua Project, for Outstanding Service and Dedication to Youth with
Disabilities and the Community, July 18, 2003.
Delegation of Russian Library Managers, Appreciation Award for
participation
in the Library of Congress, Open World Program, December 2003.
Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii, Public Service Champion, October
7,
2004.

Member of the Democratic party.

Senator's News and Opinion page

Member of the following committees:

   HSP -- Human Services and Public Housing (Chair)
   EDU -- Education
   JLCFC -- Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving
   WAM -- Ways and Means

Sen. Chun Oakland's Newsletter
Sen. Chun Oakland's response to the gas cap
Attachment A
Attachment B
If you experience any problems or have any questions about this
newsletter,
please contact Sen. Chun Oakland's office.

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/members/rep20.asp

Calvin K.Y. Say
20th Representative District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 431
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6100; fax 808-586-6101
e-mail repsay@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Born      February 1, 1952
Parents      Hugh and Clara Say
Personal     Married to wife Cora; children Geoffrey and Jared
Education
   St. Louis High School;
   University of Hawaii at Manoa, BEd
Business
   President, Kotake Shokai, Ltd.
   Secretary, Tokyo Bento Nichiyo
Politics
   President, National Speaker's Conference; Executive Committee
(1999-present)
   State Legislative Leaders Foundation Board of Directors (2003-
present)
   Speaker of the House of Representatives (1999-present)
   Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Vice-Chairman,
Legislative
Management Committee (1993-1998)
   Vice-Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Vice-Chairman,
Legislative
Management Committee (1991-1992)
   Vice-Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture and Member, House
Committee on Finance (1989-1990)
   Vice-Chairman, House Committee on Higher Education and Vice-
Chairman,
House Committee on Agriculture (1987-1988)
   Chairman, House Committee on Water, Land Use, Development and
Hawaiian
Affairs; and Vice-Chairman, House Committee on Education (1983-1986)
   Chairman, House Committee on Tourism (1981-1982)
   Chairman, House Committee on Culture and Arts (1977-1980)
   Elected to State House of Representatives, (1976)
Community Involvement
   City Bank Board of Directors; Governor's Committee Commemorating
the
Chinese Bicentennial; Hong Kong Business Association; Kaimuki
Professional
and Business Association; Pacific Rim Foundation, Board of Directors;
Palolo
Community Council; Palolo Lions Club; Saint Louis Heights Community
Association; Kaimuki Neighborhood Board #4; Diamond Head/Kapahulu/
Saint
Louis Heights Neighborhood Board #5; Palolo Neighborhood Board #6

Member of the Democratic party.

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/members/rep13.asp

Mele Carroll
13th Representative District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 405
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone 808-586-6790; fax 808-586-6779
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 66790
From Molokai and Lanai,
toll free 1-800-468-4644 + 66790
E-mail repcarroll@Capitol.hawaii.gov;

Mele Carroll was appointed by Governor Linda Lingle to represent
District 13
in the Hawaii State House of Representatives as the successor to Sol
Kaho'ohalahala. District 13 includes (East) Maui (from Paia and Haiku
to
Hana and Kaupo), Lana'i, Moloka'i, Kalaupapa, and Kaho'olawe.

Mele was raised on the island of Oahu and studied business at Hawaii
Community College and the University of Hawaii - Hilo. She moved to
Maui in
1987 where she met her husband and has been married for sixteen years.

Prior to her appointment to the state legislature, Mele served as
Executive
Assistant to Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa and as his Chief
Legislative
liason to the Hawaii State Legislature with direct responsibility
regarding
District 13.

Mele worked with the Lt. Governor's Office as the Substance & Drug
Abuse
Liason for Maui County. She also worked with the State Department of
Health
(DOH), State Health Planning Department (SHPDA), health providers,
Maui
Memorial Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Hawaii Systems
Corporation, West
Maui Primary Urgent Care group, and others on behalf of the mayor.

Mele wrote a federal grant proposal to the United States Department
of
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for $2
million
that contributed to the purchase of Mu'olea Point in Hana and worked
with
the Hana community to develop a management plan to preserve Mu'olea
Point.
Mele was also instrumental in helping to secure funding for the new
emergency medical helicopter service for Maui County through her work
with a
bi-partisan coalition of community leaders.

Mele previously served as Chief of Staff to State Senator J. Kalani
English
at the Hawaii State Senate for two years, in addition to serving two
terms
as his Chief of Staff at the Maui County Council for four years.

In the General Election of 2004, Mele received more than 19,000
votes,
including more votes in District 13 than her opponent and more votes
than
any other candidate running against an incumbent for any office in
Maui
County. Her endorsements included the ILWU Local 142, 'Ohana
Coalition, the
Sierra Club, and the Conservative Voters of Hawaii.

Community Service
   Friends of Maui Memorial Medical Center, 2nd Vice President (2004
-2005)
   State Cable TV Advisory Committee, Apointed by Gov. Lingle (2004 -
2005)
   Maui Adult Day Care Center, Board Director (2004 -2005)
   Maui County Emergency Medical Services Committee, Member (2003 -
2004)
   State Na Ala Hele Council (2003 - 2004)
   Maui AIDS Foundation, including Board President (1999 - 2004)
   Alzheimer's Association Annual Memory Walk, Volunteer and
Participant
(2000 - 2001)
   No Ka Oi Toastmasters, Member (1999 - 2000)
   Aloha Festivals, Maui Steering Committee, Member (1999)
   Arbor Week, Committee Member (1999)
   American Cancer Society, Board Director and Co-Chair of "Relay for
Life"
event (1998 - 1999)
   Na Po'e Kokua, Board Secretary (1998 - 1999)
   Pa'ia Youth and Cultural Center, Board Director (1994 -1995)
   Lahainaluna High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team, Head Coach
(1989 - 1990)

Member of the Democratic party.

Member of the following committees:
   EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection (Vice-Chair)
   FIN - Finance
   WLH - Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs
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