STATE CAPITOL
Room 401
415 So Beretania St
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 587-0478 phone
(808) 587-0749 TTY phone
(808) 587-0793 fax
HOURS:
Session:
M-F 8am - 7pm
Interim:
M-F 9am - 5pm
e-mail:
par@capitol.hawaii.gov
From the Neighbor Islands,
dial toll free:
974-4000 Hawai`i
984-2400 Maui
274-3141 Kaua`i
Moloka`i/Lana`i:
1-800-468-4644
followed by the extension:
Ext. 7-0478 office
Ext. 7-0793 fax
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A special page to quickly find who to call and where to go.
PAR Workshops
"We the Powerful!"
Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process
- Easy ways to add your voice & ideas to the process that determines State laws
- Overview of the people at the Capitol, what they do, and how and when lawmaking takes place
- Handy tips for finding the information you need
- Assistance in writing and delivering effective testimony - at the Capitol or without leaving
your home.
This January and February, the Public Access Room (the “PAR”) will conduct free workshops entitled, “We the Powerful!” These 1 hour meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that people can speak out at the legislature. All are welcome.
Workshops: January and February 2012
| Tuesdays 12 noon |
| Thursdays 5:30 p.m. | |
| PAR, 415 S. Beretania St., Room 401 |
| Please call (587-0478) or email (par@capitol.hawaii.gov) to register. |
PAR's workshops are designed to be useful to both newcomers and veterans of the legislative process. Covered topics will include an overview of the Legislature's newly-redesigned website, understanding the legislative process, delivering effective testimony, and making sense of the calendar and deadlines. Renewed inspiration to be part of the solution will be the overriding theme.
Interested in learning more right now? Want to review the workshop you’ve already attended? Check out the handy links below – you can walk yourself through the core of the workshop. Just call or email PAR if you have questions!
Workshop Material
- (pdf, 275KB)
- Written testimony outline (pdf, 736KB)
- Hearing notice outline (pdf, 944KB)
- PAR Flyer
- We the Powerful (Powerpoint slideshow/20MB); incudes a guide to the Legislature's new website.
- We the Powerful (pdf/9MB) - to access notes to select pages on this pdf edition of our presentation, place your cursor over the little dialogue bubble icon at the top of the page. To keep notes open, double-click the bubble icon. Incudes a guide to the Legislature's new website.
Download excerpts from, A Participant's Guide to Hawaii State
Legislative Process:
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