VOL.11 Issue6 June 1, 2011

In This Issue

XX Our “Green” Senate pg 1 XX Message from Kalani pg 1 XX Harvard Club Association pg 2 Hawai’i State Senate Recognized XX Electric Cars Hawai’i pg 2 XX Hawai’i Board of Education pgs 2-3 for Going Green XX CIP Update pg 3 Governor recog- reduced the Senate’s paper usage by 80 XX School Repair Update pg 4 nized Senator J. Kalani English and percent since the program was put in members of the Hawai’i State Senate place. During the 2010 session, only for their participation in the Hawai’i 1.5 million pages were printed, com- Message from Kalani Green Government Challenge on April pared to 8.3 million pages in 2007. 20, 2011. Over the last three years, the Senate has The 2011 legislative session was saved half a million dollars in purchas- unique. A new administration and The Hawai’i Green Government Chal- ing paper and copy Senate leadership brought about lenge, administered machine expenses. many initial changes. The budget by the State En- deficit we faced this year, forced us to ergy Office within For the public, partici- make difficult decisions on the vari- the Department of pation in the legislative ous competing and equally deserving Business, Economic process has become interests. I remained steadfast to my Development and more accessible, as core values and priorities. I worked to Tourism, provides The 2011 Green Business individuals are able to improve our schools, keep our health- an opportunity for and Green Government submit testimony by care facilities, ports and roads safe and government agen- Awards. April 20, 2011. e-mail as well as view accessible as well as ensuring that our cies to work towards all measures, commit- growing population will have afford- smart energy and tee reports, and tes- able, alternative energy produced in resource-efficient timony submitted on the islands for use in our homes. operations. This di- any measure via the In this issue, we showcase the final rectly benefits the Legislature’s website. days of the 2011 session with appro- government through Public hearing notices priated capitol improvement proj- reduced operational posted on the Capitol and utility costs. website are also inter- ects, some events and school repair active, containing links updates. As always, my office will In 2008, the Senate launched its Paper- to documents previously mentioned. remain open during the interim and I less Initiative with two goals in mind look forward to updating you again, in - to enhance public access to the leg- The Hawai’i State Senate is also sup- the issues to come. islative process by making sure more porting and participating in the Capi- documents are available in electronic tol’s conservation initiatives, including: format and to reduce paper waste gen- energy conservation, recycling, emis- erated by the Senate. sions reduction and water

Vol.11 Issue6 pg.1 • June 1, 2011 conservation. The Paperless Initiative has significantly Pacific Affairs Discussion Harvard Club Electric Car Market Grows In Hawai’i

Senator J. Kalani English was honored Senator English joined Governor Aber- islands energy intake to a mere 30% to speak before the Harvard Club of crombie, U.S. Senator by 2030.” on April 19th at the Hawai‘i and various political and business Better Place is the world’s leading State Capitol. As Chair of the Senate dignitaries at the unveiling of Better electric car services provider. They Committee on Transportation and In- Place Hawai‘i’s electric car charging build the infrastructure and intelligent ternational Affairs, Senator English pro- network infrastructure. The installa- networks to deliver a range of services vided unique insight and knowledge tion of the first 10 charge spots across to drivers that enable widespread in discussing Hawai‘i’s relations with