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Aloha,
I hope you and your family are well. Here’s a brief update
on a few things I'd like to share with you:
North-South Road Moving Forward
This year the Legislature appropriated $55 million for the North-South
Road. As many of you know, the North-South Road has been a dream
for over 30 years. Recently, I had the opportunity to drive
out to the site between Ewa and Kapolei and saw with my own
eyes that the construction is underway. Even better, I went
up in a small plane and got a great aerial view. The North-South
Road will be a six-lane divided road from Kapolei Parkway to
the H-1 Freeway. The entire project is scheduled for completion
at the end of 2009. Once this road is open, traffic will be
reduced on Fort Barrette Road and Fort Weaver Road in Ewa.
Honoring 4th Grade Students of IPA
I was pleased to present an honorary certificate to Island Pacific
Academy fourth grade students and teachers Luann Sackrider and
Lisa Fabro for their outstandingly successful Malama Ka Aina
project and for winning the top prize in the nationwide Disney
Adventure’s All-Star Contest on June 4th. The IPA students
won the Disney award by collecting over 6,000 recyclable cans
and bottles and raising $300, which they donated to Malama Popoki,
an organization dedicated to the trap-neuter-return-manage program
for feral cats. Additionally, the students found time to volunteer
at Waimea Audubon Park with weeding, composting, mulching, and
clearing streams. Disney awarded the students $10,000, with
half going to IPA and the other half divided between Malama
Popoki and the Waimea Audubon Park.
Listen-Story
My next listen-story will be co-hosted with Rep. Karen Awana
(Nanakuli, Ko Olina, Honokai Hale) and will be held at the Kamokila
Community Park meeting room on Saturday, July 14th at 9am. This
will be my first listen-story held in the Honokai Hale/Ko Olina
communities. Please come. If you can't, call or email your concerns.
If I can help you in any way, please call 586-6830 or email
me at sengabbard@capitol.hawaii.gov.
Mahalo for the privilege of serving you!
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