The House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1 SD2 for third reading Friday, aimed at ensuring women in Hawai‘i have access to safe reproductive health care following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson. With the bill passing third reading in both chambers, the measure now heads to Governor Josh Green’s desk for his signature.
After Hawaiʻi's executive and legislative branches delivered their opening remarks, it was time for the judiciary. Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald delivered his State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the state Legislature on Wednesday.
Q&A: Representative Della Au Belatti talks the 2021 budget process Sydney Kurle | May 5, 2021
Share this: represents Hawaii’s 24th legislative district, which includes Makiki, Tantalus, Papakōlea, McCully, Pāwa’a and Mānoa. Since assuming office in 2006, she served as the chair of the House Health Committee from 2013 to2017, and in 2017 she was appointed the Hawaii House majority leader. As a member of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness, she is uniquely positioned to talk about how Hawaii plans to recover from the pandemic.
In this Q&A, Belatti discusses how the Legislature planned to tackle a budget deficit, and how they were able to save critical social services from the chopping block.