March 2016
Community Update Representative Linda Ichiyama
House District 32: Moanalua, Salt Lake , Aliamanu Room 327 • Phone # 586-6220
Aloha Friends and Neighbors,
As we approach the midpoint of the 2016 session, bills in both the Senate and the House are being heard and passed. Thank you for continuing to share your thoughts and comments on many of these bills.
This year, Senator Glenn Wakai and I will be hosting our yearly Town Hall Meeting at Salt Lake Elementary School Cafeteria on Thursday, March 31, 2016. Please join us for dinner as we discuss legislation and hear from Rep. Ichiyama and Rep. Johanson answer Moanalua Middle community members. School students' questions about the legislature.
I encourage you to continue to share your thoughts with me about proposed legislation and any other issues that are of concern to you. As always, if I may be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me at my office at 586 -6220 or via email at repichiyama@capitol.hawaii.gov.
Sincerely,
Rep. Ichiyama visiting with members of the American Town Hall Meeting Cancer Society Hawaii Chapter to discuss their legislative priorities. Thursday - March 31, 2016 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. SALT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Salt Lake Elementary School Cafeteria FUN FAIR
Food, Rides, Games, Entertainment, and more!
Saturday, April 16, 2016 Salt Lake Elementary School Senator Representative 9AM – 1PM Glenn Wakai Linda Ichiyama
Questions/want to help? Please join us for dinner and discussion of important community topics! Contact [email protected] Ellison Onizuka Day
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Governor Ige declared January 28, 2016 as Ellison Onizuka Day in memory of astronaut Onizuka and his fellow crewmembers. Saturday, April 23, 2016 Born and raised in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, Ellison 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Onizuka graduated from Konawaena High School in 1964. Moanalua Elementary School Lt. Colonel Onizuka was the first Asian American Turn Trash into Cash for our Students! astronaut in space and was a member of the U.S. Space
Shuttle Challenger Crew. The crew of the Challenger lost their lives on January 28, 1986. ITEMS ACCEPTED:
In commemoration of Ellison Onizuka's life, the State All types of SCRAP METAL including bicycles Senate and House issued a joint certificate to the Onizuka and appliances family. Claude Onizuka, Ellison's brother, accepted the Computers, printers, scanners, monitors certificate on behalf of the family. Printer cartridges and toner
Laptop, game systems, fax machines, cameras
All types of batteries TVs Reusable clothing & household items (Goodwill) Used cooking oil Paper, corrugated cardboard HI-5, glass bottles & jars, aluminum cans
Rep. Ichiyama pictured with Claude Onizuka, Ellison Onizuka's brother. Central District Honor Orchestra
On February 13, 2016, Representative Ichiyama attended a performance by the Central District Honor
Orchestra held at the Pearl City Cultural Center. The orchestra program is an integral part of the music program in our schools.
Nine schools are represented in the Central District Honor Orchestra. These schools include: Mililani Ike Rep. Ichiyama pictured at the performance with (from left to right) and Moanalua Elementary Schools, Aiea, Aliamanu, Rep. Johanson, Ms. Lisa Nagamine, Principal at Moanalua Middle Mililani and Moanalua Middle Schools, and Mililani, School, Ms. Flora Nash, Vice Principal at Moanalua High School, Ms. Lynda Galera, Principal at Moanalua Elementary School and Moanalua and Radford High Schools. Mr. Darrel Galera, former Principal at Moanalua High School.
Community Meeting Schedule
Moanalua Gardens Community Association 7:00pm Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Moanalua Middle School
Moanalua Valley Community Association 6:30pm Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Moanalua 99 (Formerly Ranch 99)
Neighborhood Board # 18 (Salt Lake/Aliamanu/Foster Village) 7:00pm Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Oahu Veterans Center