Legislative Members

30th Legislature, 2019
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Floor session convene times for January 22, 2019:
Senate: 9:30 a.m. | House of Representatives: 9:00 a.m.

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House District 48
Hawaii State Capitol
Room 310
phone: 808-586-8540
fax: 808-586-8544
repkitagawa@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Member of the following committees:

Economic Development & Business

Finance

Labor & Public Employment

48 - Kaneohe, Kahaluu, Waiahole

SCHOOLS
Ahuimanu Elementary School
Benjamin Parker Elementary School
Heeia Elementary School
Kahaluu Elementary School
Puohala Elementary School
Waiahole Elementary School
Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School
James B. Castle High School

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS
No. 29 Kahaluu
No. 30 Kaneohe

Education
M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration, University of Hawaii at Manoa
B.S. in Family Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Work Experience
• Office Manager, Office of Representative Aaron Ling Johanson
• Student Services Specialist, UH-Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
• Junior Faculty Specialist/Associate Director for Student Involvement and Leadership Development Programs & Coordinator for New Student Programs, UH-Manoa Office of Student Life and Development

Community
• President, Benjamin Parker Elementary School Ohana (PTA)
• Member, Kiwanis Club of Kaneohe
• Member, Koolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club
• Member, Castle Alumni/Community Association
• Volunteer, Kaneohe Community Family Center
• Previous Volunteer, Cherry Blossom Festival, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce

Measures Introduced

	Title
HB33	RELATING TO MAGNET SCHOOLS.
HB34	RELATING TO WAGES.
HB96	RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
HB233	RELATING TO PROSTITUTION.
HB243	RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING.
HB244	RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
HB245	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB247	RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
HB248	RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
HB249	RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
HB250	RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES.
HB251	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB295	RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.
HB314	RELATING TO GIFT CERTIFICATES.
HB315	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHILD CARE SITE DIRECTOR POSITION.
HB316	RELATING TO DERELICT VEHICLES.
HB317	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB320	RELATING TO OFFENDER REENTRY.
HB342	RELATING TO THE HAWAII STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
HB333	RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
HB343	RELATING TO A SMALL CRAFT BEER PRODUCER TAX CREDIT.
HB334	RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS.
HB335	RELATING TO ZONING.
HB345	RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
HB336	RELATING TO HAWAII STATE AND CONTRACTED CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
HB379	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB380	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB381	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB382	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
HB383	RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
HB384	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB385	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB386	RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION.
HB394	RELATING TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION.
HB387	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB388	RELATING TO THE HAWAII ZERO TO THREE COURT.
HB396	RELATING TO COASTAL EROSION PROACTIVE ADAPTATION PLAN.
HB397	RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB406	RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HB408	RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
HB409	RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB410	RELATING TO RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.
HB411	RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
HB415	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TUITION AND FEES SPECIAL FUND.
HB413	RELATING TO EDUCATION INNOVATION GRANTS.
HB414	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
HB430	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION.
HB433	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
HB434	RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
HB436	RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY.
HB437	RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
HB476	RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB465	RELATING TO AGING.
HB466	RELATING TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
HB467	RELATING TO THE KUPUNA CAREGIVERS PROGRAM.
HB468	RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
HB469	RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.
HB470	RELATING TO RETIREMENT SAVINGS.
HB471	RELATING TO AGING.
HB530	RELATING TO MANAGEMENT OF STATE FUNDS.
HB472	RELATING TO ACTIVE AGING.
HB531	RELATING TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
HB481	RELATING TO INSURANCE.
HB473	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB532	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT DATA.
HB482	RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
HB533	RELATING TO BROADBAND.
HB474	RELATING TO HEALTH.
HB484	RELATING TO CLINICAL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES.
HB551	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
HB486	RELATING TO PROSTITUTION.
HB564	RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.
HB488	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
HB565	RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF COASTAL HAZARDS.
HB489	RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
HB490	RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF MIDWIVES.
HB612	RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES.
HB615	RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
HB634	RELATING TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.
HB635	RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ACCESS THROUGH REMOTE TESTIMONY.
HB636	RELATING TO RENTALS OF MOPEDS AND MOTOR SCOOTERS.
HB637	RELATING TO GARDENS.
HB647	RELATING TO DIGITAL CONTENT BLOCKING CAPABILITIES.
HB656	RELATING TO CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
HB657	RELATING TO BULLYING.
HB649	RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING SUBSIDIES.
HCR5	REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.
HB702	RELATING TO SATELLITE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY.
HR6	REQUESTING MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO AMEND FEDERAL LAW TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORCED INTO ARBITRATION AND SILENCE INSTEAD HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS.
HB712	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
HB713	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
HB714	RELATING TO NATURAL DISASTER PROTECTION.
HB709	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.
HB710	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
HB711	RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE.
HB715	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Representative Lisa Kitagawa is a fourth generation Japanese American who was born and raised in Kāneʻohe. In the 1960s, all of her grandparents moved to Kāneʻohe where they and their families have continued to call the Windward community their home for almost 60 years. Elected to office in 2018, she currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Economic Development & Business. Additionally, she serves on the Committees on Finance and Labor & Public Employment.

Representative Kitagawa attended Benjamin Parker Elementary School, King Intermediate School and Castle High School. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Resources and a Minor in Speech, and a Master's degree in Higher Education Administration.

Prior to being elected to office, Representative Kitagawa worked at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as both a faculty member in student affairs and as a student services specialist for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR). She also served as the Office Manager to Representative Aaron Ling Johanson.

She has been an active member of her community by serving with the Benjamin Parker Elementary School Ohana (PTA), Kiwanis Club of Kāneʻohe, Koolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, and the Castle Alumni/Community Association.

Representative Kitagawa has been married to her husband, Justin Akagi, for almost ten years and they have two children, Maia-Joy and Noah.

January 15, 2019

Public Outreach Information for 2018 Windward TheBus Routes Redesign Phase 2

Modifications to the Windward TheBus Routes are listed below:
• Route 70 will retain service to le Jardin Academy, and along Aloha Oe Dr.
• Routes 85A and 88 will NOT be combined, and will not change.
• A new Kaneohe circulator route (Route 651) will connect Windward City Shopping Center, Puohala, Windward Mall & Windward Community College.
• Route 55 will remain on Kamehameha Hwy between Haiku Rd & Hygienic Store. Routing along Haiku Rd & Alaloa/Heeia Sts will be removed.
• Route 65 will remain on Kahekili Hwy between Haiku Rd & Hui Iwa St, extend all trips to Ala Moana, and extend routing along Alaloa/Heeia Sts.
• Route 85 will be extended to provide service to Mokulele/Namoku/Aumoku Sts.
• Route 87 will be extended to provide service to Hele/Kupau Sts

Route maps and descriptions can be found at www.thebus.org/WindwardTheBusRoutes/. Pending the availability of funding, all or part of these proposed route changes may be implemented next year.

PUBLIC OUTREACH INFORMATION
Timelines are subject to change.
Public Outreach Period
Nov 2018 to Jan 2019: General distribution of brochure to the public and Neighborhood Boards (presentations will be made upon request by the NB - please refer to the NB Agenda).
• Kailua meets 1st Thursday
• Waimanalo meets 2nd Monday
• Kahaluu meets 2nd Wednesday
• Koolauloa meets 2nd Thursday
• Kaneohe meets 3rd Thursday
• North Shore meets 4th Tuesday

Contact
To let us know what you think and/or if you require translation services.
Voicemail: 808-768-8368
Direct line: 808-768-8367 (M-F, 8am-4pm)
Email: thebusstop@honolulu.gov
Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/WindwardTheBusRoutes2
Detailed information: www.thebus.org/WindwardTheBusRoutes/

Hawaii State Legislature

Public Outreach Information for 2018 Windward TheBus Routes Redesign Phase 2