Monthly Archives: July 2018

Note: Portions of the following letter, received on 7/23/18, have been omitted for publication. Dear Senator Shimabukuro, Congratulations! We are thrilled to announce that you have received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest & Hawaii for the 2018 election cycle. You have been a strong supporter of women’s health and equality and we knowContinue reading “Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest & Hawaii Endorses Senator Maile Shimabukuro for the 2018 Primary & General”

Star-Advertiser 7/23/18: District 21 (Kalaeloa- Waianae-Makaha): Democratic incumbent Maile Shimabukuro faces Timothy Riley, a retired Georgia assistant county commissioner who’s also worked as a rehabilitation and child counselor. He advocates tackling housing and cost-of- living problems by raising the minimum wage and fixing the Jones Act. Shimabukuro has been adept at advocating for the districtContinue reading “Star-Advertiser Endorses Senator Maile Shimabukuro for Primary 2018”

  New Window Allows Sex Abuse Victims to File Claims from Decades Ago By: Lynn Kawano, Hawaii News Now HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Adults who were victims of sex abuse as children have another chance to come forward and make claims under a new, two-year window for civil lawsuits. Similar openings ended with dozens of pedophilesContinue reading “HNN (7/11/18): New Window Allows Sex Abuse Victims to File Claims from Decades Ago”

Talk about the full package ~ Mrs. Wai’anae-Katelin Manansala, and Mrs. Makaha-Crystal Nielsen, both home school their children, and focus on promoting the health and well-being of our community. I had the pleasure of seeing them in action at the 07/08/18 Breathe Aloha fundraiser to benefit “Arise Five” non-profit organizations: Ho’ola Na Pua, She Rescue,Continue reading “Congratulations Mrs. Makaha-Crystal Nielsen & Mrs. Wai’anae-Katelin Manansala!”

New Law Allows Schools to Sell Goods By: Jordan Segundo, KITV; 07/08/18 Schools can now be “open for business” thanks to a bill spearheaded by Waianae High School. Senate bill 2051 is slated to become law on July 10. The bill allows individual Department of Education schools and programs operated within a school, to engageContinue reading “KITV Interview of Sen. Shimabukuro and Rep. Gates 7/8/18: School Business”

“I enjoy collaborating with other community leaders to respond to our constituents’ needs, and come up with solutions to our most pressing problems.” ~ Sen. Maile Shimabukuro. L-R: Stacelynn Eli, Rep. Cedric Gates, and Sen. Maile Shimabukuro.