The Legislative Process - A Process Of The People
LEGISLATIVE RESOURCE & REFERENCE CENTERS
Governmental Departments and Agencies
- Governor's Office of Information
For information relating to state agencies.
Phone: 586-0221 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - FridayLocation: State Capitol Room 415 - City Information
For information relating to Honolulu County agencies.
Phone: 523-4385 Web address: www.honolulu.gov E-mail address: csd@honolulu.gov Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday - FridayLocation: Department of Customer Services
530 S. King Street, Room 302A - Federal Information Center
For information relating to the federal government.
Phone: 1-800-FED-INFO Web address: www.firstgov.gov Hours: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Monday - Friday except federal holidays
- Governor's Office of Information
The Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) Library
Maintains a collection of public documents and publications relating to governmental issues. Also has a comprehensive newspaper-clipping file.Phone: 587-0690 Web address: www.hawaii.gov/lrb E-mail address: lrb@capitol.hawaii.gov Hours: Session:
7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - Noon SaturdayInterim:
7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - FridayLocation: State Capitol Basement, Room 005 The Public Access Room, State Legislature
The public access room provides assistance to the public by enhancing their efforts in lobbying state lawmakers. This is the citizens' office in the Legislature, equipped with computer terminals, telephones, copies of legislative documents, reference materials, a fax machine, and a copy machine. Staff are available to assist those who come to Room 401 in the State Capitol, or who call in with questions. Classes are given on the legislative process, reading legislative documents, writing and presenting testimony, and using relevant legislative websites. Workshops can be provided on site for community and citizen groups. All public access room services are free of charge.Phone: 587-0478 Web address: www.hawaii.gov/lrb/par E-mail address: par@capitol.hawaii.gov Hours: Session:
8:00 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturdays
and by appointmentInterim:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - FridayLocation: State Capitol, Room 401 The State Archives
The official depository of all public documents issued by the Hawaii government dating from Territorial days and earlier. Maintains public testimony on measures that received public hearings in the Legislature.Phone: 586-0329 Web address: www.hawaii.gov/dags/archives E-mail address: archives@hawaii.gov Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday - FridayLocation: Kekauluohi (Archives) Building on the Iolani Palace grounds The State Supreme Court Law Library
The library has information on Hawaii law, and statutes and case law of other states and the federal government.Phone: 539-4964/4976 Web address: www.courts.state.hi.us E-mail address: lawlibrary@courts.state.hi.us Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Monday - Friday Location: Ali'iolani Hale
417 S. King Street, Room 115The City and County of Honolulu Municipal Library, Records Management, and Bookstore
Has information on City and County ordinances and publications.Phone: Library: 523-4577
Records Management: 523-4044
Bookstore: 523-4780Web address: www.co.honolulu.hi.us/csd/lrmb Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Monday - Friday Location: City Hall Annex
558 S. King StreetThe State Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism Library
Phone: 586-2424 Web address: www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/library E-mail address: library@dbedt.hawaii.gov Hours: Telephone service 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Walk-in service 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and by appointmentLocation: No. 1 Capitol District Building (Hemmeter Building)
250 South Hotel Street, 4th Floor, Ewa Wing