#Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep Lynn DeCoite filed papers to seek election to the District 13 House seat. She is currently filling the remainder of the term of the late Mele Carroll.

Rep. Carroll of Maui introduced a gaming bill seeking authorization of gaming on Hawaiian home lands; Rep. Souki will introduce a bill seeking a 20 year license for a single casino in Waikiki.

Representative Mele Carroll of Maui introduced a Senate Bill aimed at transferring Kalawao County to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL).  Kalawao County, which encompasses the historic Kalaupapa settlement for Hansen’s Disease patients on Molokai, is currently under the ownership and management of the state department of Health and the Department of Land and Natural […]

(Posted by Wendy OSHER © 2009, information and photos courtesy Office of Hawaiian Affairs) The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced the scheduling of events in Hawai`i and across the U.S. designed to heighten awareness of the Feb. 25 oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in the case of State of […]

(By Wendy OSHER © 2009) About 40 residents showed up at the Paukukalo Community Center last night for the second in a series of statewide hearings hosted by the House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs. Committee Chair and Representative Mele Carroll of Maui explained progress on a bill that would give $200 million in past due […]

(Posted by Wendy OSHER © 2009) The House committee on Hawaiian Affairs holds an informational hearing on Maui today. The focus is House Bill 901-a bill that would amend the law so that the Office of Hawaiian affairs would receive a portion of the income and proceeds from land in the public land trust. In […]