Archive for July 2017

UH’s School of Medicine (JABSOM) announced their new OB/GYN Residency and new OBGYN Clinic at HILO Bay. Full article here: http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/medical-training-program-expands

HB1420 HD1 SD1 CD1 – RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE was signed into law this morning appropriating funds for burial grants for qualifying Filipino-American veterans to provide funeral and burial services and transportation of their remains to the Philippines.

Senator Lorraine attended a Bill Signing Ceremony recently at the Governor’s office honoring Veterans of Filipino Ancestry for HB 942. HB 942 authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to commission an artist to design and build a monument to honor and commemorate Filipino veterans of World War II, with all costs to…

[nggallery id=46] Newly enacted laws support womens health, improve healthcare access, and protect children. More information here: http://bigislandnow.com/2017/07/09/governor-signs-bills-submitted-by-hawaii-women%CA%BBs-legislative-caucus/