| Hawaii Section
- Legislative Affairs 2008
The Local Legislative Affairs
Committee of the Hawaii Section participates with the Coalition of Hawaii
Engineering and Architectural Professionals (CHEAP) to promote legislation
at the state and county level for the engineering profession. The
coalition is made up of representatives from ACECH, AIA, ASCE, HSPE, SEAOH,
and HWEA.
The 2008 Regular Session
of the Hawaii State Legislature has completed work on bills and the Governor
has taken final action before they become Acts. There were no significant
bills relating to engineering passed during this session.
Click on the following for
a complete list of Acts of the 2008
Session of the State Legislature.
2009
LEGISLATIVE SESSION GOALS
The Local Legislative Affairs
Committee of the Hawaii Section will continue to work with the Coalition
of Hawaii Engineering and Architectural Professionals and is planning for
the 2009 Session. The goals of the Coalition can be viewed in MS/Word
format (31 kb). All members are encouraged to provide input to
the Coalition and are invited to attend the meetings. For meeting
schedules, contact Owen Miyamoto at 832-3726 at work, 988-6029 at home,
or by email at owen@hcc.hawaii.edu.
How
to reach your legislator
Views by professional engineers
on
technical issues are sought by legislators. A meeting in person is the
most effective way to convey your thoughts. Otherwise, call, mail, fax,
or email your message to his or her office. Information on how to reach
your legislator is found in the web site at www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
Participating
in federal legislation
Legislation at the Federal
level is monitored by ASCE, which has established the Key Contacts program.
Members are encouraged to sign up as a contact to receive information on
congressional activity and regulatory proposals. With the suggested response
provided by ASCE, members are emailed information on how to provide input
to their Congressional member or agency head. Details of the Key Contact
program and how to become involved are found at http://www.asce.org/pressroom/news/keycont.cfm.
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