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SENATOR MAILE SHIMABUKURO 2022 HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE

Waiʻanae - Nānākuli - Maili - Ko Olina - Honokai Hale - Kapolei - Kalaeloa MAY

The 2022 Foodbank Fundraiser with Waianae Gold was a success … We sold enough quality Wai’anae product to donate $180.00 to Hawaii Foodbank!

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2022

LEGISLATURE SEEKS UNPRECEDENTED MONETARY WINDFALL FOR HAWAIIANS The 31st Legislature of the 2022 Session had provided a historic level of funding to ramp up Hawaiian Homelands developments, to right past wrongs, to help fund beneficiary financial literacy along with providing down payment assistance.

HB 2511 ( $600M ) Relating to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands Provides $600,000,000 to the Department of Hawaiian home lands to pursue a multi-pronged approach to eliminating its waitlist.

This will include payment assistance and mortgage payment assistance based upon income or receipts of other funds by the applicants.

Requires the department of Hawaiian home lands to develop a strategic plan to address applicant preferences. Requires an annual report.

SB 3041 ($328M) Making Appropriations for Claims Against the State These are a series of several lawsuits. The case specific to Hawaiian Affairs was the Kalima v. State of Hawaii relating to a class action suit of DHHL beneficiaries on the waitlist who were awarded amounting to $328,000,000 for 2,700 remaining beneficiaries.

MISCELLANEOUS SEPARATE SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS DIRECTED TO DHHL Mortgage/Downpayment Assistance $112m

Puunani 140 lots $32m

Waianae (Voice of America site) $55m

Waiohuli $27m

East Kapolei 130 lots $20m

Leialii $60m

East Kapolei 167 lots $22m

Hoolehua $30m

Kapolei 158 lots $24m

Hanapepe $20m

Kapolei 250 lots $30m

Laiopua $70m

Kapolei 300 lots $5m

Kau $40m

Kapolei 250 lots $5m

Honomu $2m

Waimanalo 150 Ag/res lots $25m

$1m for 20 defunded vacant positions

Puunani Maui 161 lots $13m

Congratulations to the young men of Nānākuli HS’s varsity baseball team who through discipline efforts, athletic training, and team spirit secured the first OIA Division 2 Varsity Championship for Nānākuli.

They have invested ample sweat and commitment to excellence and have made us all proud, MAHALO !!

~ Senator Maile

TOP ROW: Jayzen Woodard, Zachary Cabral, Rico Gazelle, Meycid Moses, Chaseten Rice, Shysten Nagasako, Rico Duropan BOTOM ROW, left to right : Kona Maxwell, Kaira Keamo-Tai, Joseph Czarnick, Slade Silva, KamrenJ Atanes, Pookela Aquino-Salis, Kyson Rosa COACHES: Ben McQuown, BJ Clifton, Kipi Rosa

After a long break, this year our Waianae High School JV Baseball team set out on a mission. It was to win the 2022 JV Baseball D2 Champs.

Their first game was on 12/29 at Radford High School where they won their first game. Each Wednesday and Saturday they excelled. They won every game except their one loss against Waipahu. Ending their season record 11 wins 1 loss. Teams they played were Waipahu, Radford, Kaimuki, Waialua, and Nanakuli.

Their last game, The Championship game was with no other than Waipahu High School, the team that they had lost to.

The team played hard and when it was set and done, Waianae won 7-3 becoming the JV D2 Baseball Champions.

This team set out on a mission and achieved their goal.

Congratulations to this years JV Baseball Champs.

Hard work paid off. We are so proud of you.

~ Senator Maile Shimabukuro