From: WEWoodsMPH@aol.com Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:39:53 EST Subject: Urgent, Needed, ASAP _Decision making on Hate Crimes and Public Please redistribute to supporters of these measures - ASAP Urgenr!! Aloha Folks, From the Hate Crimes Task Force and Newly formed Public Accommodations Task Force Most important date and time so far for the Hate Crimes SB605 and Public Accommodations SB1151 Bills is Tuesday. This is the information for decision-making on the Hate Crimes Bill (SB 605) and the Public Accommodations Bill (SB 1151) in the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, April 6, 1999 at 2pm in Room 325 at the State Capitol. This is a time that actual attendance is important. We need to show there is a real need for these two pieces of legislation. The opposition was able to gut both bills so it is obvious that those most impacted (protected by the legislation) need to be present. Things the bills' success need from you: 1. Your personal attendance at the Committee Meeting - there will not be testimony but our presence will speak of our need. Be there early - there may be media conference just before meeting. 2. Recommend you contact your organization(s) leaders and members and ask them to please attend this committee meeting. 3. Follow the list of committee members and House leadership below and recontact them in all the ways possible (suggestion listed below) before Tuesday 2 PM. This is lobbying and showing the Representatives that Hawaii needs these two pieces of legsilation. Refer to request and support for SB 605 SD 1 language and SB1151 SD1 language. A "Show of Force" is extremely important at this meeting. 4, If you have a phone directory of personal and professional contacts, please call them, email them, fax them and give them this information and ask them to act and to pass it on even further. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNIT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE !!!! What to do and why it is important right now - today. The next deadline for a successful passage of our bills is the crossover deadline April 9 - This Friday. Tod meet this date - the Judicary Committee meeting on Tuesday must pass both bills out of committee with our language (senate drat 1 language) in them. This is the time to do directed lobbying. Please encourage your organization/leaders and others to contact the House Judiciary Committee members - especially chair and vice-chair and House leadership - all are provided below. Please email - snail mail - Fax - call - offer to meet with legislator/aide - ask what they need to pass the bills out. Please communicate your responses to the task force via me at this email address or my phone at 537-2000. Some supporters question if Rep. Yoshinga should be contacted at this phase since it was she as Chair of the House Labor Committee that gutted both bills. Use your best judgement on this. I would be interested in knowing what you decide on Yoshinaga, so please share your thinking either way. Please add in Governor Cayetano and Lt. Governor Mazie Hirono. SB1151 - Puboic Accommodations is a bill coming from the administration, so they should be sought for special effort to get it passed now that it has come under fundie attack. Their numbers are provided. They should also be concerned about the hate crimes bill, so I suggest you also ask them for their support and efforts to pass it as well. Your ideas are more than welcome now - please put on thinking caps - this is an opportunity to make difference in discrimination in public accommodations and to create more solutions to deal with hate crimes. do good Bill Contact Information: All addresses are c/o Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Governor Ben Cayetano 586-0034 FAX 586-0006 email: gov@gov.state.hi.us Lt. Governor Mazie Hirono 586-0255 FAX 586-0231 email: ltgov@pixi.com Paul Oshiro, Chair 586-638-6360 FAX: 586-6361 email: repposhiro@capitol.hawaii.gov Eric Hamakawa, Vice-Chair 586-8480 FAX: 586-8484 email: rephamakawa@capitol.hawaii.gov Romy Cachola 586-6110 FAX: 586-6111 email: cacholr@aloha.net Jerry Chang 586-6120 FAX: 586-6121 email: repchang@capitol.hawaii.gov Nestor Garcia 586-8490 FAX: 586-8494 email: repgarcia@capitol.hawaii.gov Kenneth Hiraki 586-6180 FAX: 586-6181 email: rephiraki@capitol.hawaii.gov Sol Kaho`ohalahala 586-6790 FAX: 586-6779 email: repkahoohalahala@capitol.hawaii.gov Marilyn Lee 586-9460 FAX: 586-9466 email: replee@capitol.hawaii.gov Mina Morita 586-8435 FAX: 586-8437 repmorita@capitol.hawaii.gov Roy Takumi 586-6170 FAX: 586-6171 email: reptakumi@capitol.hawaii.gov Terry Nui Yoshinaga 586-8450 FAX: 586-8454 email: repyoshinaga@capitol.hawaii.gov Emily Auwae (R) 586-8460 FAX: 586-8464 email: repauwae@capitol.hawaii.gov David Pendleton (R) 586-9490 FAX: 586-9496 email: reppendleton@capitol.hawaii.gov Cynthia Thielen (R) 586-6480 FAX: 586-6481 email: repthielen@capitol.hawaii.gov Paul Whalen (R) 586-9385 FAX: 586-9391 email: repwhalen@capitol.hawaii.gov House Leadership: Speaker of House - Rep. Calvin Say 586-6100 FAX: 5866101 email: repsay@capitol.hawaii.gov Vice-Speaker Rep. Marcus Oshiro 586-8505 FAX: 586-8509 email: repmoshiro@capitol.hawaii.gov Majority Leader Rep. Ed Case 586-8475 FAX: 586-8479 email: dcase@mail.sdsu.edu Majority Floor Leader Rep. Nobu Yonamine 586-6520 FAX 586-6521 email: repyonamine@capitol.hawaii.gov Majority Whips Rep. Nestor Garcia (see above - House Judiciary Committee Member) Rep. Alexander Santiago 586-6380 FAX: 586-6381 email: repsantiago@capitol.hawaii.gov