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Lt. Governor's Daily Blog

10/08/2009 - State budget to be addressed in West Hawai`i

Linda Smith, the Governor's senior policy advisor, will address the State budget and fiscal outlook and the Lingle-Aiona Administration's five-point economic revitalization plan at a meeting of the Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for West Hawai`i. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Liquor Commission Conference Room. The public is invited to attend.

09/17/2009 - Reroofing project rallies community

Lt. Governor Aiona to draw attention Friday to a community-led reroofing project at Waiawa Correctional Facility, where a volunteer effort by a group of contractors have saved the state more than $200,000.

09/15/2009 - Connecting communities

Lt. Governor Aiona today discusses the local economy and other critical state issues affecting the Big Island on radio station KPUA in Hilo. Issues include the start of a major initiative aimed at preventing the seasonal flu from spreading among children ages 5 to 13.

09/14/2009 - "Talk Story" with Lt. Governor Aiona

In his weekly radio call-in show today on Honolulu's KHVH 830 AM, Lt. Governor Aiona discusses high-profile state issues with host Mike Buck. The hour-long show starts at 5 p.m.

09/13/2009 - Renewing focus on financial literacy

The Administration continues to make financial literacy among Hawai`i teens a statewide priority. Starting Monday, high-school students in grades 9 through 12 will be able to sign up for the 2009-2010 LifeSmarts Consumer Education Competition, designed to teach teens to avoid the dangers of debt.

09/12/2009 - Wrapping up the rodeo season

Another rodeo season comes to an end today with Lt. Governor Aiona offering his support to Hawai`i cowgirls who will demonstrate their riding skills in the annual All-Girls Rodeo at the Kualoa Ranch in Ka`a`awa.

09/11/2009 - Renewed focus on financial literacy

The Administration continues to make financial literacy among Hawai`i teens a statewide priority. Starting Sept. 14, high-school students in grades 9 through 12 will be able to sign up for the 2009-2010 LifeSmarts Consumer Education Competition, designed to teach teens to avoid the dangers of debt.

09/10/2009 - State preps schools for spread of flu

Consent forms are due Friday at schools offering free seasonal flu vaccines to prevent the virus from sickening large numbers of students. The state Department of Health and the Department of Education are taking steps to make sure that the seasonal flu does not disrupt learning in schools across Hawai`i.

09/10/2009 - Ushering in new era for school in Windward O`ahu

Lt. Governor Aiona today participates in the grand opening of a gymnasium for LeJardin Academy, which has had to borrow facilities across Windward O‘ahu for its athletic teams to play in.

09/08/2009 - Promoting child-passenger safety

Lt. Governor Aiona and officials from the state Department of Transportation today hold a news conference to raise awareness about Hawai`i's child-safety seat and booster-seat laws.

09/05/2009 - Recognizing public service

Lt. Governor Aiona today offers his support to a charitable event that raises money to help buy emergency equipment, which allows rescue workers within the Hawai`i County Fire Department to better do their jobs.

09/04/2009 - Hawai`i Writers Conference opens

Lt. Governor Aiona today opens the 2009 Hawai`i Writers Conference, which features more than 1,500 authors, screenwriters, journalists, as well as top literary agents, editors and film executives from around the world.

09/03/2009 - Budget update

Hawai`i residents get an update today on the labor negotiations that are part of efforts to cure the state's financial troubles. Governor Linda Lingle will give a 30-minute web address, starting at 3 p.m. It will be carried live on the Governor's website at www.hawaii.gov/gov.

09/02/2009 - Turning around young lives

Lt. Governor Aiona today briefs family-court judges on an intervention program designed, in part, to prevent young people from ending up in the state's youth correctional facility by providing them with hope and opportunities as well as helping them realize their potential.

09/01/2009 - Clean-energy summit

Lt. Governor Aiona today participates in the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit & Expo. The event will center on various renewable-energy initiatives and policies throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

08/31/2009 - College football season opens

As the college football season gets underway later this week, Lt. Governor Aiona today will help the Athletics Department at the University of Hawai`i with a public-awareness campaign aimed at promoting good, fan behavior at Aloha Stadium.

08/30/2009 - Continuing to cut costs

Lt. Governor Aiona participated in an emergency meeting with Governor Linda Lingle and other cabinet members over the weekend. The meeting was called to identify more ways to cut costs and close the growing budget gap.

08/28/2009 - Preparing for flu season

Lt. Governor Aiona today holds a news conference at the State Capitol with health and education officials to get Hawai`i schools ready for the return of the flu season. The outreach is part of the "Stop Flu at School" program aimed at protecting students between ages 5 and 13 from outbreaks of the seasonal flu. The effort has been complicated by warnings nationally that the H1N1 virus may be a fact of life for many schools across the country this fall.

08/27/2009 - Motorcycle safety pushed

Lt. Governor Aiona and transportation officials on Saturday will hold a news conference to encourage and promote motorcycle safety. The awareness campaign comes as Hawai`i is on pace to log a record number of motorcycle deaths this year.

08/25/2009 - Native Hawaiian Convention

Lt. Governor Aiona today addresses the Native Hawaiian Convention. The event, in its eighth year, is expected to bring together an estimated 800 people to the Hawai`i Convention Center.