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WITNESS LIST SCHEDULED FOR FULL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HEARING ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 24 AT 9:30 AM

AUGUST 20, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HONOLULU – The list of witnesses who will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations include Governor Linda Lingle, Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, State Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, and representatives involved with the development of infrastructure, energy initiatives, social programs and other federal, state, and county services, Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye announced today.

The committee will meet in open session at 9:30 am on Monday, August 24, 2009 at the State Capitol Building, Room 325.

The hearing is being held to gauge the progress the state has made spending federal stimulus dollars provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 

More than $1 billion was appropriated for Hawaii in February through the ARRA, and $699 million has been made available, according to Recovery.gov 

The program, entitled “Stimulating Hawaii’s Economy:  Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” will allow Chairman Inouye to receive status reports and question government officials and representatives from other agencies. 

Chairman Inouye wants to ensure the federal funds are being carefully spent and used to fund projects, create jobs and bolster support services.

Written statements from non-scheduled witnesses are welcome.

WITNESSES:

Panel I

The Honorable Linda Lingle
Governor
State of Hawaii

Panel  II

The Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President
Hawaii State Senate

Panel III

Rear Admiral Michael A. Giorgione, CEC, USN
Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific
Fleet Engineer, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Brennon Morioka
Director
Hawaii Department of Transportation

Abraham Wong
Division Administrator, Federal Highways Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation

Dr. David Lassner
Vice President for Information Technology 
    & Chief Information Officer
University of Hawaii

Panel IV

The Honorable Mayor Hannemann
Mayor
City and County of Honolulu

Patricia Hamamoto
Superintendent
Hawaii Department of Education

Gordan Y. Furutani
Field Office Director, Honolulu Office
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Matthew A. Nagato
Communications Director
Hawaii Primary Care Association

Panel V

William Parks
Special Assistant and State of Hawaii Liaison
Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability
U.S. Department of Energy

Theodore E. Liu
Director
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

Maurice H. Kaya
Technical Director, Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture
Pacific International Center for High Technology Research

 

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