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Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley
Representative Gene Ward is a Vietnam Veteran who served as a translator-Interpreter. In the House from 1990-1998. He served in USAID Office of Democracy and Governance and promoted democracy throughout the world after writing text on the ills of campaign finance for developing countries. He has written a number of articles about business and politics and recently authored a text on campaign finance and a Commentary for the Honolulu Advertiser: Money in Politics: published by USAID in English & Spanish. View Article

During his time in the Peace Corps as a country director Gene Ward supervised the humanitarian efforts of 46 Peace Corps volunteer, 18 staff and $1 million budget in East Timor. View Article

Representative Gene Ward returned to Hawaii was once again elected to the House of Representative in 2006.

 Measures Introduced in 2016
Measure and Title
HB107
RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
HB404
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII INNOVATION WAIVER TASK FORCE.
HB405
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HB406
RELATING TO CONTROVERSIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
HB407
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
HB408
RELATING TO COTTAGE FOODS.
HB409
RELATING TO FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
HB410
RELATING TO AUDITING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
HB411
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX REDUCTION.
HB415
RELATING TO FERRIES.
HB416
RELATING TO RETAIL WHEELING.
HB417
RELATING TO VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE REDUCTION.
HB418
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL.
HB419
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
HB420
RELATING TO THE AUDIT AUTHORITY OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
HB421
RELATING TO ENERGY STORAGE.
HB422
RELATING TO CARE PROVIDERS.
HB423
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 15, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ENACT A SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION PROPOSING TO RAISE OR CREATE TAXES.
HB468
RELATING TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
HB469
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HB470
REPEAL OF CORPORATE INCOME TAX.
HB471
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
HB472
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR REFERENDUM.
HB473
RELATING TO SHOOTING RANGE PROTECTION.
HB474
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR RECALL.
HB475
RELATING TO A BASIC BILL OF RIGHTS FOR VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.
HB477
RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB564
RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION.
HB632
RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS MOTOR VEHICLES.
HB633
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
HB634
RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB635
RELATING TO MICRO HOUSING.
HB636
RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
HB637
RELATING TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY.
HB849
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
HB882
RELATING TO ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS.
HB1004
RELATING TO VETERANS.
HB1005 HD1 SD1
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.
HB1120
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
HB1121
RELATING TO TUITION INCENTIVES.
HB1122
RELATING TO CIVICS EDUCATION.
HB1123
RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.
HB1156 HD1
RELATING TO MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
HB1160
RELATING TO RELIGIOUS RIGHTS.
HB1163
RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH.
HB1197
RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB1200
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
HB1209
RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.
HB1258 HD1
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.
HB1259 HD1
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY.
HB1276 HD1
RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB1277
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1278
RELATING TO BUSINESS.
HB1279
RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY.
HB1280
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1282 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.
HB1298
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
HB1301
RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB1333
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB1375
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A WAR MEMORIAL.
HB1403
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
HB1444
RELATING TO BORN ALIVE INFANTS.
HB1447
RELATING TO POLICE EVASION.
HB1468 HD2
RELATING TO THE INTERISLAND HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CABLE SYSTEM.
HB1492
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB1493
RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE.
HB1494
RELATING TO THE PHOTOVOLATIC INTERCONNECTION TASK FORCE.
HB1495
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
HB1496
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
HB1823 HD1
RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.
HB1912
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
HB1913 HD1
RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB1914
RELATING TO WATER RESCUES.
HB1915
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
HB1916
RELATING TO REPEAL OF THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX.
HB1932 HD2 SD1
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
HB1966
RELATING TO COUNTY SURCHARGE TAX.
HB1967
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF INSURANCE MOTOR VEHICLES.
HB1970
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR RECALL.
HB1971
RELATING TO SAFETY.
HB1972
RELATING TO TAXABLE INCOME EXCLUSION.
HB1974
RELATING TO CONFORMANCE OF STATE PERSONAL EXEMPTION TO FEDERAL PERSONAL EXEMPTION.
HB1975
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
HB1980
RELATING TO ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS.
HB1981
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
HB2002
RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB2004
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB2089
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
HB2178 HD1
RELATING TO INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL.
HB2179 HD1 SD2
RELATING TO THE AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
HB2180 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
HB2192
RELATING TO FRANCHISES.
HB2229 HD1
RELATING TO SPORTS.
HB2258
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
HB2259 HD2 SD1
RELATING TO ECONOMIC LEAKAGE.
HB2437
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
HB2438
RELATING TO THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE.
HB2439
RELATING TO THE HAWAII MEDICAL BOARD.
HB2440
RELATING TO DISABLED VETERANS LEAVE.
HB2441
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
HB2479
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH CONNECTOR.
HB2489 SD1 CD1
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
HB2490 HD2 SD1
RELATING TO VETERANS.
HB2491 HD1
RELATING TO VIETNAM WAR COMMEMORATION.
HB2495
RELATING TO CROSSWALKS.
HB2496
RELATING TO DISTRIBUTED GENERATION.
HB2497
RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.
HB2498
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB2499
RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE.
HB2512
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS.
HB2587
RELATING TO TUITION WAIVERS.
HB2588
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
HB2662
RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB2674
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL THEFT.
HB2675 HD1 SD2 CD1
RELATING TO RAPID OHIA DEATH.
HB2676 HD2 SD1
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
HB2683 HD1
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
HB2684
RELATING TO AIR CARGO.
HB2685
RELATING TO THE STATE CAPITOL.
HB2686
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB2687
RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS MOTOR VEHICLES.
HB2697
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SECURITY.
HB2727 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO MOVIE THEATERS.
HB2741 HD1 SD1
RELATING TO MILITARY IN THE ARTS.
HB2762
RELATING TO FERRIES.
HB2763
RELATING TO BORN ALIVE INFANTS.
HB2764
RELATING TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
HCR26
REQUESTING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INITIATION OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE OF GOA IN THE COUNTRY OF INDIA AND FORWARD ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 229-3, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FOR FURTHER ACTION.
HCR31
REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ASSIST THE STATE IN NEGOTIATING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER, HONOLULU.
HCR40
REQUESTING THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PROVIDE EIGHT-PERSON FIRING PARTIES (SEVEN MEMBERS AND THE FIRING PARTY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE) AT THE FUNERALS OF ALL AIR FORCE VETERANS AND RETIREES WHO WERE DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER CONDITIONS OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE.
HCR88 SD2
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGNATE HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS THE DANIEL K. INOUYE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
HCR103
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO REINTRODUCE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HCR104
REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO EXPLORE THE MERGING OF THE OAHU INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION AND INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE OF HONOLULU HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUES.
HCR156
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES RELATING TO COUNSELING OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO HAVE UNDERGONE PRENATAL TESTING THAT ESTABLISHES OR IS LIKELY TO ESTABLISH A DIAGNOSIS OF A DISABILITY.
HCR158
ENCOURAGING THE DESIGNATION OF HAWAII AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND ITS TRADE AGREEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION.
HCR191
REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO CREATE A KAMA'AINA HOMECOMING COMMISSION FOR OUR EXPATRIATES.
HCR192
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO PROHIBIT JUMPING AND DIVING INTO THE OCEAN AT SPITTING CAVES IN HAWAII KAI.
HCR193
REQUESTING THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. TO PROVIDE A REDUCED FIXED ELECTRICITY RATE TO ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE.
HCR194
REQUESTING THE STATE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MASTER SECURITY PLAN.
HCR204
ENCOURAGING KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS TO CONSIDER THE PRACTICE OF LAND EXCHANGES TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMESTEADS IN LOCATIONS THAT BETTER SERVE THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE.
HR8
REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ASSIST THE STATE IN NEGOTIATING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER, HONOLULU.
HR60
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO REINTRODUCE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HR61
REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO EXPLORE THE MERGING OF THE OAHU INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION AND INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE OF HONOLULU HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUES.
HR67
CONGRATULATING THE 2015 STATE CHAMPION KAHUKU HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL RED RAIDERS FOOTBALL TEAM AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS KAHUKU FACILITIES ADVANCEMENT SUPPORT TEAM AND KEEP LAIE ELEMENTARY COOL FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 47.
HR109
ENCOURAGING THE DESIGNATION OF HAWAII AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND ITS TRADE AGREEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION.
HR137
REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO CREATE A KAMA'AINA HOMECOMING COMMISSION FOR OUR EXPATRIATES.
HR138
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO PROHIBIT JUMPING AND DIVING INTO THE OCEAN AT SPITTING CAVES IN HAWAII KAI.
HR139
REQUESTING THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. TO PROVIDE A REDUCED FIXED ELECTRICITY RATE TO ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE.
HR140
REQUESTING THE STATE CAPITOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MASTER SECURITY PLAN.
HR150
ENCOURAGING KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS TO CONSIDER THE PRACTICE OF LAND EXCHANGES TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMESTEADS IN LOCATIONS THAT BETTER SERVE THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE.
HR175
COMMENDING THE KA IWI COALITION FOR SAVING EAST OAHU'S KA IWI COAST.