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Coroza, who came from the Ontario Court of Justice in the city of Saint Catharines, was appointed to the provincial superior court last month-

Justice Sabrina McKenna speaking at the Language Access Law Forum at the UH Law School in January 2013

he 2013 State Legislature unanimously passed House Bill 266, Relating to Language Access, on April 30, 2013. It now awaits Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s signature.

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The bill establishes Hawaii’s population speaks from essential government and provides appropria- a language other than Eng- and government-funded tions for a statewide lish at home and approxi- services. These barriers Language Access Re- mately 151,187 residents of have also prevented them source Center (LARC) Hawaii are limited English from contributing to our and a Multilingual Web- proficient (LEP). According community and living up to site Pilot Project to be to the Immigration Policy their potential.

  • administered by the Of- Center of the American Im-
  • To address this, the fed-

fice of LanguageAccess migration Council, approxi- eral government through

  • (OLA).
  • mately 18 percent of Title VI of the 1964 Civil

Hawaii’s residents are for- Rights Act and President eign born, while 14 percent Clinton’s Executive Order

  • ANILA,ꢀPhilip-
  • Instead of con-

Background

pines - Chinese fronting the intruders, ships have again the Western Com-
According to the of Hawaii’s children with im- 13166 directs all federal

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  • U.S. Census Bureau, migrant parents are LEP.
  • agencies to ensure that all

intruded into Philippine mand of the Armed

territory. What does the Forces of the Philip-
American Community Language barriers have programs receiving federal Survey 2009-2011, al- prevented our LEP popula- funds provide meaningful

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government do?

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most 24 percent of tion from fully benefiting

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Who Could Emerge as Democrats’

Should Sen. Schatz get re-elected, it could only bolster Abercrombie’s chances for re-election himself and carry a symbolic, tacit understanding that Abercrombie just very well could be Hawaii’s new quarterback for the Democrat party, especially

New Quarterback?

awaii politics is not quite the same with the

  • passing of the legendary U.S. Sen. Daniel In-
  • since his former lieutenant governor, would be

holding a senate seat.

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ouye. The quarterback for the state’s Democratic party, Inouye was someone who represented the interests of our state with commanding influence. He left behind a power vacuum in D.C., that will take years to fill, if at all possible.

age and a Bright Future

That could be the case. But what is the chance for Schatz to win a re-election? As we have seen, anything could upend the career of any rising political star. The argument Schatz supporters are using—a need to establish seniority at the senate by the election of a younger, talented politician— sounds very familiar. Remember former congressman Ed Case, his attempt to unseat former U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, and the cascading turn of events that followed Case’s political career from
As soon as next year, Hawaii voters will take part in the first post-Inouye election season. All eyes will be focused on the race for U.S. Senate not only because it will be the first election to fill Inouye’s seat, but in many ways that race will help clear the political haze over who will emerge as the next leader for Democrats in our state, similar in a way that Inouye was. that point? While a similar parallel could be drawn, the simple fact that Schatz was initially appointed to his seat could spare him from a public perception that he is being too ambitious or too impatient
Those on a short list of Democrat titans who could become the party’s new quarterback are Gov. Neil Abercrombie, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa and U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, who all happen to be connected to the upcoming U.S. Senate race. (Sen. Mazie Hirono is another obvious consideration.) as Case was unfairly characterized.
The protocol among local Democrats was (or perhaps still is) that
“you had to wait for your turn” in order to seek higher office. Who determined when that “turn” came up “unofficially” rested with the party’s quarterback (formerly Inouye) and the party’s innermost leadership with the blessings from the “old boy's network”—referring to Hawaii’s top power brokers in government, unions and to an extent, business.
The fact that two of the most highly prized, blue chip Democrats in
Hanabusa and Schatz (backed by Abercrombie) are set to go head-tohead next year further suggests the absence of a party quarterback to organize orderly succession. It also suggests a power struggle within the party and possibly competing interests of Hawaii’s “old boy network.”

the governor’s decision

Abercrombie has a lot riding on the outcome of the senate race.
He was responsible for selecting Inouye’s replacement upon the senior senator’s passing. The governor made a bold, somewhat controversial decision which could have a lasting impact on his own political future because Abercrombie went against Inouye’s “last wish” to have Hanabusa as Inouye’s appointed successor.
Abercrombie instead opted to choose the less experienced Schatz who at the time had no congressional experience. The governor’s decision, however, is far from being unmerited. Schatz, while inexperienced, already had possessed all the brilliance and charisma to become a national rising political star. To put age into perspective, Schatz, who is 40, is about the same age as current Republican national leaders and presidential hopefuls for the Republican Party—U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (43) and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (42).

hanaBusa—Lead QuarterBack For dems?

The obvious spoiler of an Abercrombie-Schatz lock as the Democrats’ new top leaders is Hanabusa. Should Hanabusa win the senate, she would solidify what many insiders already see her as, among the very top political leaders in the state, if not already at the helm.
Since entering local politics, Hanabusa immediately became a leader. Her rise in the state senate was quick and memorable. She’s held powerful positions as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sen-
Evidently Abercrombie, who served in the nation’s Capitol for numerous terms, understood the importance of building a power base for Hawaii in Congress by establishing seniority among younger, talented

  • politicians as Schatz.
  • ate majority leader and became the first woman state senate president.

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Did You Forget? It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

  • understanding, a time to kind of gap?
  • when it comes to providing
  • Hawaii.

appreciate other cultures. Indeed, AAPI Month is helps. It helps bind us as a health care and education, often seen for letting others broader community. But it helping Asian Americans is
AAPI Heritage Month government services like
In the last year, the umbrella has been a shaky one for Asian Americans, with attempts by some groups to split us on issues like affirmative action.
But that doesn’t mean we need to toss the umbrella. When it rains, it’s not like a Waikiki misting.
The umbrella provides cover and strength for us all---right when we need it most.
We just need to use it better. And not forget who's under there with us.

  • know who we are.
  • also gives us muscle in harder than it should be,

But with more of our the political game where unless we all dig a little broad Asian American the only way we can get deeper and understand community members being ahead is by working to- who we are a little more. foreign-born from homoge- gether. nous countries not known for diversity, I’ve too often us: Vietnamese, Chinese, (Asian American Pacific Isnoticed the need for diver- Filipino, Cambodian, Laot- landers),” said the presisity sensitivity within our ian, Taiwanese, Pakistani, dent, “Then we first have to

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ven in Hawaii, where

  • we tend to forget about
  • “If we're going to do a

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  • Indeed May is all about better

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it, we need an AAAPI
Islander Month.
Maybe it’s the idea of being in paradise, or the fact that there’s so many Asian Americans in the Aloha State, one can get blasé. I can hear people say, “Come on, Manong, Emil. AAPI Month is for the mainland. In Hawaii, every day is AAPI Month.”

  • own community.
  • H m o n g , ꢀK o r e a n , stop grouping everybody

I still remember when I Bangladeshi, Thai, Indian, just in one big category. was in Honolulu, there was Sri Lankan, Indonesian, Dozens of different commuan uproar over the por- Japanese,ꢀMalaysian, nities fall under the um-

  • trayal of Filipinos by a B u r m e s e , ꢀN e p a l e s e , brella
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prominent Asian American Bhutanese, Samoan, Mi- Americans and Pacific Isauthor. But to some, the cronesian, Native Hawai- landers, and we have to refictional portrayal stung ian... to name just a few of spect that the experiences harder than a newspaper the ethnicities under our of immigrant groups are
Asian American Pacific
Islander Heritage Month is a reminder for us all, to-

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  • Usually
  • heritage

Asian

Americans—still But our diversity re-

months have been reminders to help the diversity challenged. It’s a month for education and

view Filipinos as beneath Quires some work.

This is the month for ac-

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ate election will serve out the remainder of Inouye’s six year term
Hanabusa may be the chal- up to 2016. The final outcome of lenger in the upcoming U.S. senate that race could very well be deterrace, but by no means is she an un- mined in the Primary Election. With derdog. She has already raised both Hanabusa and Schatz having $229,000 in the first three months of very similar positions on most 2013 even before publicly stating major issues, this race really her intentions to run for the senate. comes down to who voters believe
Early on, Hanabusa appears to will be the most effective leader.

  • have the backing of Inouye loyal-
  • Some people may say that

ists, which could be key to her there could never be another quarcampaign in a close race, to add terback for the Democratic party in onto her own base of supporters. Hawaii as Inouye was. In fact, The DANPAC, the late U.S. Sen. shared power is preferred, they Daniel Inouye’s political action might argue. But in the world of polcommittee, has donated $10,000 itics where leadership and alto her campaign. She has gotten liances determine influence, and numerous union endorsements ultimately politicians’ own survival

  • and is expected to get more.
  • to stay in public office, undoubtedly,

Schatz raised more than $1.1 a clear quarterback is likely to million over the past three months, emerge. That’s how it was in the Inperhaps due in part to his incum- ouye era; that’s how it will be again bency status and confidence in his in time. Next year’s U.S. Senate future by the national Democrat race should reveal, or at least

  • leadership.
  • begin to settle, who this public fig-

The winner of next year’s sen- ure will be.

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Language Access law. Since the inception of Hawaii’s Language Access law and OLA, three major challenges to agency compliance has been identified: (1) There is no comprehensive and centralized system or structure in Hawaii to identify qualified language interpreters and translators;
(2) Hawaii has a dearth of competent language interpreters and translators available to assist have multilingual websites that can help LEP persons access needed information in their own language. legislative hearings. Community groups that submitted testimony in support of the bill included Catholic Charities Hawaii, the Congress of Visayan Organizations (COVO), the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, the Hawaii Filipino Lawyer’sAssociation, the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Office of Language Access Advisory Council, the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, the State Department of Health, and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. by OLA in consultation with the Language Access Advisory Council;
(2) Train state and statefunded agencies on how to effectively obtain and utilize the services of language interpreters and translators; access to LEP persons. In 2006, the State Legislature passed Act 290 (later recodified by Act 201 Session Laws Hawaii 2012 into Hawaii Revised Statutes (H.R.S.) § 321C) which mirrored federal law, requiring that all state agencies and state-funded programs also provide meaningful access to services for LEP persons.
The Act also established
OLA which is charged with providing oversight, central coordination and technical assistance to state and state-funded agencies in their implementation of the requirements of Hawaii’s
OLA regularly receives calls from agencies and the public for information and referrals for available and qualified interpreters and
(3) Support the recruitment

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  • 1 Hawaiʻi House of Representatives Opening

    1 Hawaiʻi House of Representatives Opening

    HAWAIʻI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OPENING DAY REMARKS 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION SCOTT K. SAIKI HOUSE SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 16, 2019 INTRODUCTIONS I would like to make some introductions before beginning. There are several guests, so please hold your applause until the very end. Governor and Lt. Governor First, Governor David Ige and Mrs. Ige. Lt. Governor Josh Green and Jaime Ushiroda Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald Associate Justices Paula Nakayama Sabrina McKenna Richard Pollack Michael Wilson Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Colette Machado Former Governors Former Governor George Ariyoshi and Mrs. Ariyoshi 1 Former Governor John Waiheʻe and Mrs. Waiheʻe Former Governor Neil Abercrombie County Mayors Big Island Mayor Harry Kim Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami Maui Mayor Mike Victorino County Councils Big Island Council, representing Chair Aaron Chung, Councilmember Sue Lee Loy Honolulu Council Chair Ann Kobayashi Kauaʻi Council Chair Arryl Kaneshiro Maui Council Chair Kelli King Congressional Delegation Representing Senator Brian Schatz – Malia Paul Representing Senator Mazie Hirono – Alan Yamamoto Representing Congressmember Tulsi Gabbard – Kainoa Penaroza Representing Congressmember Ed Case – Jackie Conant Ninth Circuit Former Attorney General and now Judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mark Bennett Consular Corps We also have members of the Consular Corps. Could you please stand Armed Forces Could the representatives of the Armed Forces please stand. 2 Fukuoka Special Guests -- Chairman of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Fukuoka Jungo Inoue, and six members accompanying him Please give them a hand. FAMILY INTRODUCTIONS My parents, Richard and Sue Saiki. My wife, Patsy Saiki.