praise to Stephen Fox and many for courageous decision by David Ige,Chairman, to have hearing re aspartame ban by Hawaii Senate Health Committee,

praise to Stephen Fox and many for courageous decision by David Ige,
Chairman, to have hearing re aspartame ban by Hawaii Senate Health
Committee, Monday Feb. 25, 1:15 pm Honolulu, 7:15 pm EST: Murray
2008.02.22
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.htm
Thursday, February 21, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1522
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From: Stephen Fox 2008.02.21 8:11 pm MST

Update: Senate Health Hearing Monday on Bill to Ban Aspartame;
How to Testify

I hope indeed I pray you will forward this widely, so that victims
and physicians in Hawaii can know about this and come forward
with their testimony to the Committee;
this is what I am sending out to friends and activists in Hawaii:

THIS AFTERNOON, Thursday, I am happy to report that
Sen. David Ige, Majority Floor Leader
and Chairman Hawaii Senate Health Committee,
came to realize the merit in scheduling a hearing
for Senate Bill 2506, to ban aspartame in Hawaii.

This was against all odds, because Rep. Josh Green, M.D.,
Chairman of the House Health Committee, "deferred"
hearing the bill, thus killing the House Bill,
carried by Rep. Mele Carroll.

Stephen Fox
Managing Editor, Santa Fe Sun News
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These are the 5 members of the Hawaii Senate Health Committee
with their contact information. It is vital that physicians and
victims of
aspartame poisoning contact these five Senators as soon as possible
by email and by telephone,
as well as sending their official testimonial letters to:

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It must say this at the top of the Email, in the subject:
SB2506 Ban Aspartame,
hearing in Senate Health, Room 16; 1:15 PM, 2/25

For those coming to testify in person, email to:
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David Y. Ige, Chair
16th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 215
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6230; fax 808-586-6231
E-mail ;
http://www.davidige.org/
David Ige currently represents Hawaii's 16th Senatorial District:
Aiea, Aiea Heights, Momilani, Newtown, Pacific Palisades,
Pearl City, Upper Pearlridge, Waiau and Waimalu.
David has dutiful represented his district as a
representative from 1986 to 1993 and a senator since 1994.

While working for GTE Hawaiian Tel, David took graduate courses
at the UH and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree
in Decision Sciences. In 1986, Hawaii Business Magazine named
David one of the university's Top Ten MBA Students.
Today, David is Project Manager/Engineer
at Robert A. Ige & Associates.

Education

As the father of three children, David is deeply concerned
with the future of our children's education.
In his first year as chair of the House Education Committee,
David introduced an omnibus education bill that gave schools
more authority and autonomy by emphasizing Children First.
David helped pass legislation that would allow fiscal flexibility,
ensure assessment and accountability,
encourage school innovation, and improve our school facilities.

In past sessions, David continued his efforts to restructure
our public school system with the passage of another omnibus
education bill. This bill supports school reforms by empowering
schools and making government agencies the supporting
framework for schools. It also allows voters to decide
if public schools should be governed by an appointed Board.
The bill also lets schools implement alternative administrative
and instructional programs.

Technology and Economic Development

As an engineer, David knows and understands the role
technology has in our lives and in the State's information
and telecommunications policies. David co-authored the
Hawaii Telecommunications and Information Industries Act
which established the State information network
and created the Hawaii Information Network Corporation.
He has also been at the center of Hawaii's efforts to diversify
its economy. He was responsible for establishing seed capital
and venture capital programs, software development initiatives,
and technology transfer programs.

Public Access and Legislative Reform

Like the rest of us, David is a concerned citizen.
That's why he worked on transforming the
Hawaii State Legislature to make government more accessible
and accountable. His efforts overhauled the legislative process
and created the Public Access Program. Today the Legislature
uses telecommunications technology such as fax,
video teleconferences, electronic town meetings, and more.
David also helped develop ACCESS, the State's first on-line
electronic information service. People are now able to instantly
access information on legislation from terminals
at public libraries and from their home computers.
Public hearings and floor debates are now televised
so voters know exactly where their legislators stand on issues.


Carol Fukunaga, Vice-Chair
11th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 216
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6890; fax 808-586-6899
e-mail: ;
http://carolfukunaga.com/2007/index.htm
Aloha and mahalo for visiting carolfukunaga.com.
I represent the 11th senatorial district, including the areas of
Makiki/Tantalus, Punchbowl, Ala Moana-Sheridan, McCully
and Papakolea.
I currently chair the Media, Arts, Science & Technology Committee
and am vice-chair of the
Business & Economic Development Committee.
Over the past decade and a half, my passion has been investing in
Hawaii's youth and expanding Hawaii's knowledge-based industries.
Senator Fukunaga serves on several
National Conference of Legislature committees
that deal with state and federal issues regarding e-commerce,
telecommunications, high technology and information privacy.
In 2006, she is a member of the Policy Committee of the
Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization,
the 2006 Identity Theft Task Force,
Invasive Species Task Force,
the advisory board of the Sex Abuse Treatment Center,
Historic Hawaii Foundation, and Roosevelt Alumni Association.

In 1995, she was one of three public sector members of
President Clinton's
National Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee (NIIAC),
which launched the campaign to link the nation's schools, libraries
and rural communities to the Internet.
Her efforts in the technology arena resulted in the first
online access to legislative information, the nation's only
Public Access Room and Hawaii public schools' broadband
connectivity.

Senator Fukunaga has served in the State Senate since 1992,
and in the House of Representatives during four prior terms.
A graduate of the first graduating class of University of Hawaii's
William Richardson School of Law,
she is a proud alumni of Hawaii's public schools.


Rosalyn H. Baker
5th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 210
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6070; fax 808-586-6071
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 66070
e-mail ;
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/...mbers/sen5.asp
Graduate instructor, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1968-69
Lobbyist and Assistant Director of Government Relations,
National Education Association, Washington, D.C., 1969-80
Owner, retail sporting goods/swimwear store on Maui, 1980-87
Business Consultant, 1987-88
Legislative aide to Representative Karen Horita, 1987
Legislator, 1988 - 1998, 2002 - present
Economic Development Coordinator, County of Maui, 1999 - 2002
2004 Healthcare Association of Hawaii Legislator of the Year
Award for demonstrating exceptional leadership in advancing
access to affordable, quality healthcare for all of Hawaii's people.
2003 Hawaii Psychological Association Legislator of the Year
Award for outstanding contributions to psychology
and mental health in the State of Hawaii
1998 Legislator of the Year Healthcare Association of Hawaii
and Hawaii Long Term Care Association


Ron Menor
17th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 208
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6740; fax 808-586-6829
e-mail ;
http://www.ronmenor.com/
During my 22 years of service at the state legislature,
I have worked to protect Hawaii's consumers,
strengthen healthcare services,
encourage economic growth and job creation,
promote affordable housing, improve our public schools,
and address other quality-of-life issues.
# Private Attorney and Small Businessman (present)
# Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General,
State of Hawaii, 1981 - 1982
# Law Clerk for Chief Justice William Richardson,
Hawaii Supreme Court, 1980 - 1981
Education
1980 Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.,
Juris Doctor (One of three students selected for the school's
national moot court team)
1977 University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A.
(Commencement Speaker)
1973 Iolani School


Paul Whalen
3rd Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 223
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-9385; fax 808-586-9391
From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 69385
e-mail ;
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/...mbers/sen3.asp
Hawaii School Teacher;
Deputy Prosecutor - Honolulu and Hawaii County;
State Representative. Senator since 2002.
U.H. - William S. Richardson School of Law, J.D.; U.H. - B. Ed.
Member of the Republican Party


"The purview of this committee includes those programs relating
to general health, maternal and child care, communicable diseases,
dental health, medical and hospital services, mental health,
developmental disabilities, and hospitals."

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Note: many recent aspartame bans.....

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1426
ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores WMT.N) and Marks & Spencer
will join Tesco and also Sainsbury to ban and limit aspartame,
MSG, artificial flavors dyes preservatives additives, trans fats, salt
"nasties" to protect kids from ADHD: leading UK media:
Murray 2007.05.15

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1451
Artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose) and coloring agents
will be banned from use in newly-born and baby foods,
the European Parliament decided: Latvia ban in schools 2006:
Murray 2007.07.12

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341
Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy Barnes,
New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369
Bristol, Connecticut, schools join state program to limit artificial
sweeteners, sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J Burnham,
The Bristol Press: Murray 2006.09.22


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1455
FEMA slow to safety test Katrina toxic trailers, Charles Babington,
Associated Press -- 1 ppm formaldehyde in air is about half the
daily dose from 3 cans aspartame diet soda and ten times the
1999 EPA alarm level for drinking water: Murray 2007.07.23



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1513
metabolic syndrome is tied to diet soda, PL Lutsey, LM Steffen,
J Stevens, Circulation 2008.01.22: role of formaldehyde and
formic acid from methanol in wines, liquors, or aspartame?:
Murray 2008.02.21

"But the one-third who ate the most fried food increased their risk
by 25 percent, compared with the one-third who ate the least, and
surprisingly, the risk of developing metabolic syndrome was 34
percent higher among those who drank one can of diet soda a day
compared with those who drank none.

"This is interesting," said Lyn M. Steffen, an associate professor of
epidemiology at the University of Minnesota and a co-author of the
paper, which was posted online in the journal Circulation on Jan. 22.
"Why is it happening? Is it some kind of chemical in the diet soda,
or something about the behavior of diet soda drinkers?""

"The diet soda association was not hypothesized
and deserves further study."

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143
methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition:
Bouchard M et al, full plain text, 2001:
substantial sources are degradation
of fruit pectins, liquors, aspartame, smoke:
Murray 2005.04.02 rmforall

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1511
vinyl acetate, ethyl alcohol, or aspartame in womb increases later
cancers in adults with lifetime exposure in many studies, M Soffritti
et al, Ramazzini Foundation, Basic Clin. Pharm. Toxicol. 2008 Feb.:
Rich Murray 2008.02.07

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1016
President Bush & formaldehyde (aspartame) toxicity:
Ramazzini Foundation carcinogenicity results Dec 2002:
Soffritti: Murray 2003.08.03 rmforall

p. 88 "The sweetening agent aspartame hydrolyzes in the
gastrointestinal tract to become free methyl alcohol,
which is metabolized in the liver
to formaldehyde, formic acid, and CO2. (11)"
Medinsky MA & Dorman DC. 1994;
Assessing risks of low-level methanol exposure.
CIIT Act. 14: 1-7.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1453
Souring on fake sugar (aspartame), Jennifer Couzin,
Science 2007.07.06: 4 page letter to FDA from 12 eminent
USA toxicologists re two Ramazzini Foundation cancer studies
2007.06.25: Murray 2007.07.18

30 female pet store rats drinking lifelong 13.5 mg aspartame,
1/3 packet of Equal, had 33% with obvious tumors -- also bulging,
sick, and missing eyes, paralysis, obesity, skin sores -- agrees with
Ramazzini Foundation results, Victoria Inness-Brown:
Murray 2008.02.15
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.htm
Friday, February 15, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1521

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1490
details on 6 epidemiological studies since 2004 on diet soda (mainly
aspartame) correlations, as well as 14 other mainstream studies
on aspartame toxicity since summer 2005: Murray 2007.11.27

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340
aspartame groups and books:
updated research review of 2004.07.16: Murray 2006.05.11

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1469
highly toxic formaldehyde, the cause of alcohol hangovers, is
made by the body from 100 mg doses of methanol from
dark wines and liquors, dimethyl dicarbonate, and aspartame:
Murray 2007.08.31


old tiger roars -- Woodrow C Monte, PhD -- aspartame causes
many breast cancers, as ADH enzyme in breasts makes methanol
from diet soda into carcinogenic formaldehyde -- same in dark
wines and liquors, Fitness Life 2008 Jan.: Murray 2008.02.11
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.htm
Monday, February 11, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1517

"Alcohol dehydrogenase ADH is required for the conversion of
methanol to formaldehyde (112).

ADH is not a common enzyme in the human body -- not many cells
in the human body contain this enzyme.

The human breast is one of the few organs in the body with a high
concentration of ADH (190b), and it is found there exclusively in the
mammary epithelial cells, the very cells known to transform into
adenocarcinoma (190c) (breast cancer).

The most recent breast cancer scientific literature implicates ADH
as perhaps having a pivotal role in the formation of breast cancer,
indicating a greater incidence of the disease in those
with higher levels of ADH activity in their breasts (190a)."

role of formaldehyde, made by body from methanol from foods
and aspartame, in steep increases in fetal alcohol syndrome, autism,
multiple sclerosis, lupus, teen suicide, breast cancer, Nutrition
Prof. Woodrow C. Monte, retired, Arizona State U., two reviews,
190 references supplied, Fitness Life, New Zealand
2007 Nov, Dec: Murray 2007.12.26
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.htm
Wednesday, December 26 2007
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1498


bias, omissions, incuriosity = opportunity, aspartame safety
evaluation, Magnuson BA, Burdock GA, Williams GM, 7 more,
2007 Sept, Ajinomoto funded 98 pages html [ $ 32 pdf ]:
Murray 2007.09.15
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.htm
Saturday, September 15, 2007

MSG and Aspartame -- A Personal Story, TV health reporter
Dick Allgire (vegetarian) healed of migraines and panic attacks:
Murray 2008.02.12
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.htm
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1520


"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to enjoy
peace, joy, and love by helping to find, quickly share, and positively
act upon evidence about healthy and safe food, drink, and
environment."

Rich Murray, MA Room For All
505-501-2298 1943 Otowi Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

http://RMForAll.blogspot.com new primary archive

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages
group with 119 members, 1,522 posts in a public archive

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartame/messages
group with 1,077 members, 22,286 posts in public archive
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A bill, SB2506, to ban aspartame, was introduced by state
Senator J. Kalani English
of Hawaii's 6th district, including east and upcountry Maui.
He is chairman
of the Transportation and International Affairs Committee.
For the upcoming 2008 session, Senator English
has also been appointed Vice Chair of the newly created
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs.

Senate sessions are in the capitol, Honolulu.

There are thousands of bills and resolutions submitted
each year to the Legislature.

Senator English introduced or cosigned 160 bills and
resolutions in the 2007 session.
Seventeen of those bills passed into law, four of which
Senator English introduced himself.

The status of SB 2506 in the Hawaii State Senate
is that it has been referred to the Senate's Health Committee.

Senate Bill 2506 introduced by Senator Kalani English,
and also signed by Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland,
as well as House Bill 2680,
sponsored by Representative Mele Carroll,
will move to ban aspartame from the State of Hawaii.


http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/...ame&currpage=1

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/...?billno=HB2680

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Measure Title: RELATING TO FOOD.
Report Title: Artificial Sweetener; Aspartame; Ban; Food
Description: Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame
in food products.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): ENGLISH (BR)
Current Referral: HTH
Date Status Text
1/18/2008 S Introduced.
1/22/2008 S Passed First Reading.
1/22/2008 S Referred to HTH.

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/...mm/commHTH.asp
Senate Committee on Health HTH

Committee on Health -- The purview of this committee includes
those programs relating to business regulation, professional and
vocational licensing, consumer protection, financial institutions,
insurance regulation; public utility regulation;
and telecommunications regulation; sustainability;
housing development including affordable housing,
the landlord tenant code, condominium property regimes,
and leaseholds.

Report Title: Artificial Sweetener; Aspartame; Ban; Food

Description: Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame
in food products.

THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2506
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to food.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds it is imperative for the public
health, safety and welfare to declare that aspartame
and its derivative compounds,
in all of their trade names, are poisonous and deleterious food
additives due to their neurotoxic and carcinogenic metabolites.

The legislature finds that federal authorities have not intended to or
expressed an intention to occupy and preempt areas of concern
regarding the prohibition of toxic, neurotoxic, carcinogenic,
poisonous or deleterious food additives,
and therefore the legislature may prohibit the sale of products
containing aspartame and its derivative compounds in order to
protect and ensure the public health, safety and welfare.....


http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/...mbers/sen6.asp

J. Kalani English
6th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 205
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-587-7225; fax 808-587-7230
From Maui, toll free 984-2400 + 77225
From Molokai and Lanai, toll free 1-800-468-4644 + 77225
E-mail ;

www.kalanienglish.com/
Phone 808.587.7225 Fax 808.587.7230
Toll free from Maui: 984.2400, Ext. 77225
Moloka'i and Lana'i: 800.468.4644, Ext. 77225


The 2008 Legislative session opened on 16 January
and will adjourn on 1 May 2008.
During this time, we will take up the carryover bills from the 2007
session, the supplemental state budget, various resolutions
as well as new bills introduced this year.
I am in the process of filing bills and resolutions on behalf of
Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe
to make our home even better.

Education:
2003: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
* Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. As
the devolution of the Federal Government continues, senior officials
at the state and local levels are under more pressure than ever.
They are taking on increasingly complex challenges with fewer
resources, under a greater degree of scrutiny.
* The Senior Executives in State and Local Government program
provides training that helps officials assess the tasks they face in
managing today's results-driven government agencies.
In particular, the program provides an opportunity for them to:
o Develop new conceptual frameworks for addressing policy issues
o Explore the relationship between citizens and government
o Examine the ethical and professional responsibilities of
leadership
o Exchange ideas with experienced faculty and participants
from diverse backgrounds
The program has been designed to challenge assumptions
and broaden perspectives.

2003: Flemming Leadership Retreat I and II, Washington, DC
The Flemming Fellows Institute represents the cornerstone of the
CPA's efforts to identify and nurture leaders who can move ideas
to action.
It is founded on CPA's belief that government must be a dynamic,
active partner with the private and nonprofit sectors to achieve
real progress. The program focuses on three core areas:
moving ideas to action, a focus on values
and promoting teambuilding and consensus.

2003: Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellowship Program
The Henry Toll Fellowship holds the national reputation of being the
most prestigious leadership development program for state
government officials. CSG's mission for the Toll Fellows Program
is to equip talented state policymakers with the skills and strategies
to meet the leadership challenges these turbulent, dynamic times
demand. Participants have two things in common;
an intense desire to improve state government
and their effectiveness as public servants.
The Toll program brings the states' best and brightest
emerging leaders to Kentucky for an intensive five-day
"intellectual boot camp" to develop the next generation of leaders
from the three branches of state government.

2000: Leadership Academy
for Asian Pacific American Elected Officials Program
This non-partisan program, co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific
American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)
and the UCLS Asian American Studies Center is open to officials
of all political views, and is designed to develop the skills
Asian Pacific American elected officials need
to advance in their careers.

1999 - 2000: Pacific Century Fellows Program
Class of 2000 -- Intensive training program to develop leaders with
a greater awareness and sensitivity of the people and institutions of
Hawaii, and is based on the White House Fellows Program.
The program encourages the development of long term relationships
between leaders young and old. The program is a nine-month
program beginning in September.
1996: Maui Community College
Paralegal Certification Course
1995: University of Hawai'i
Masters of Arts in Pacific Islands Studies
1989 - 1991: East-West Center
Certificate from the Institute of Culture and Communications
1987 - 1989: Hawai'i Loa College
Bachelor of Arts in Pacific Islands Studies
1988: National Chengchi University
Certificate from the Center for Public and Business Administration
Education (Taiwan)
1984: The Kamehameha Schools
High School Diploma

Work Experience:
1997 - 2000: Councilmember -- Maui County Council,
Responsible for the enactment of laws for the islands of Maui,
Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe
1995 - 1997: National Tropical Botanical Gardens
Adviser, Political and developmental affairs for gardens based in
Hawai'i and Florida
1995 - 1996: Chief of Staff -- Office
of Hawai'i State Senator Avery B. Chumbley
Responsible for supervision of office staff (6), committee
operations and all aspects of Senator's legislative initiatives.
1993 - 1996: Permanent Mission of the Federated States
of Micronesia to the U.N.
Adviser, 49th and 50th U.N. General Assembly and specialized
conferences
1994 - 1995: Na Po'e Hawai'i Magazine, Associate Editor
1994: Samoa News, U.N. Correspondent
1993 - 1994: Visitor Industry Training and Education Center
(VITEC) Lecturer - Workshops and Courses on Hawai'i
1991 - 1994: Lecturer -- Maui Community College
(Hawaiian History, Policies and Culture)
Proposed and developed course offerings. Taught in rural districts
(Hana and Lana'i)
1992 - 1994: Case Manager -- Hui No Ke Ola Pono
(Native Hawaiian Health Center)
Responsible for administration. Hired and managed staff of 6 with a
client base of 800 people, established food distribution system for
Hawaiian Families in rural districts, trained staff in health field,
established other health programs.
1991 - 1992: Administrative Aide -- Office
of Hawaiian Affairs/State of Hawai'i
Responsible for political analysis, background research,
community strategies and recommendations to trustees.

Professional:
International
* 1999: Advisor, U.S. Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Appointed by the United States Department of State, served as an
Advisor on the U.S. delegation to the Special Session of the
United Nations General Assembly for the Review and Appraisal
of the Implementation of the Program of Action for the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
in New York during September 1999.
* 1995: Pacific Region Educational Laboratory (PREL) Regional
Conference, Republic of Palau
* 1994: U.N. Global Conference of the Sustainable Development
of Small Island Developing States, Barbados
* 1994: U.N. Conference of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks, New York
* 1993: International, Cross-Cultural Black Women's Conference,
Caracas, Venezuela (Resource Person/Presenter)
* 1993: U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland
(48th Session)
* 1992: U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (Earth
Summit), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

National
* 2000 - Present: Appointed to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's Local Government Advisory Committee
(LGAC)
* Representing Region IX, LGAC, assisting the Environmental
Agency in meeting Executive Order (EO) 13132, "Federalism",
which was issued by President William J. Clinton
on August 4, 1999. The EO emphasizes the need
for the Federal government to consult with State and local
governments and to enhance its sensitivity to State and local
government concerns. It also establishes specific requirements
that agencies must follow as they develop
and implement actions that affect State and local governments.
* 2003: National Council of State Legislators (NCSL) Energy
Institute, Denver Colorado
* 1994: 13th Annual Pacific Islands Conference, Maui, Hawai'i
* 1993: National Land Trust Rally, Big Sky, Montana
* 1993: National Conference: U.S. Territorial Relations,
Washington, D.C.
* 1993: Pacific Telecommunications Conference,
Honolulu, Hawai'i
* 1990: Pacific History Conference, Guam

* 1993: Flawed Democracy: Unrepresented Nations And
Communities In The U.S., Working Paper, Medgar Evers College

Member of the Democratic party.

Member of the following committees:
TIA - Transportation and International Affairs (Chair)
SHF - Joint Task Force to
Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund (Co-Chair)
AHW - Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs (Vice-Chair)
EDT - Economic Development and Taxation
WAM - Ways and Means


http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/...bers/sen13.asp

Suzanne Chun Oakland
13th Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 226
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6130; fax 808-586-6131
e-mail ;

Family
Daughter of Philip S. Chun and Mei-Chih Chun. Philip has been
with the Kalihi Y.M.C.A. for over 30 years, serving as its Executive
director for over 20 years. Mei-Chih was a social worker
for the State and later became a full-time mother,
taking an active interest in her children's activities.
Both parents are now retired. Sister Jeanne and brother
Randall are pursuing careers in international business
and commercial arts, respectively.
Married on June 11, 1994 to Michael Sands Chun Oakland.
Three children: Mailene Nohea Pua Oakland,
Christopher Michael Sing Kamakaku Oakland
and Lauren Suzanne LeRong Kemelenohea Oakland.
She has two grandchildren, Mysha and Shayden Tialevea.

Education
Lanakila Elementary School
Kawananakoa Intermediate School
McKinley High School, Honor graduate
University of Hawaii, Bachelor of Arts Degrees
in Communications and Psychology

Employment
State Senator for Senate District 13, 1996 - present.
State Representative for House District 27, 1990-1996.
Research Assistant and Office Manager to City Council Member
Gary Gill, 1987 to 1990.
Administrative Assistant for Smolenski and Woodell,
Attorneys at Law, 1984 to 1986.
Community Services Specialist to the Hawaii State Senate
under Senator Anthony Chang, 1984.
Administrative Assistant for Au's Plumbing and Metal Works,
979 to 1990.

Community Activities
Chair of the Senate Committee
on Human Services 2003 to present.
Vice Chair of the Senate Committee
on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, 2003 to 2004.
Vice Chair of the Senate Committee
on Health, 2003 to present.
Member of the Senate Committee
on Higher Education, 2005 to present.
Member of the Senate Committee
on Education, 2001 to 2004.
Member of the Senate Committee
on Education and Military Affairs, 2005 to present.
Vice Chair of the Senate Committee
on Water, Land, Energy and Environment, 2001 to 2002
Member of the Senate Committee
on Hawaiian Affairs, 2001 to 2002.

Member of the Pediatric Council of Hawaii,
September 29, 2004 to present

Awards
Healthcare Association of Hawaii's
1993 Legislator of the Year - October 29, 1993
Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association's
1994 Legislator of the Year
Autism Society of Hawaii's
1994 Legislator of the Year - August 4, 1994
Healthcare Association of Hawaii
1995 Outstanding Legislative Service Award
Hawaii Medical Association's
1996 Outstanding Legislator Award
Mental Health Association of Hawaii
1996 Legislator-of-the-Year Award
Hawaii Long Term Care Association
1998 Legislator of the Year
Hawaii Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
1998 Friend of the Family
Aloha State Association of the Deaf
1999 Legislator of the Year Award
Easter Seals Hawaii 1999 Advocacy EDI Award
Hawaii Medical Association
1999 Outstanding Legislator Award
Mental Health Association
1999 Legislator of the Year Award
Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, Inc.
2000 Legislator of the Year Award
Council of Hawai'i Breastfeeding Promotion,
2000 World Breastfeeding Week Award
Department of Health and Human Services
2000 Certificate of Appreciation
PARENTS, Inc. Certificate of Appreciation
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, 2001
Hawaii Breastfeeding Advocacy Award 2001.
Hawaii Coalition for Affordable Long Term Care
Appreciation Award
Hawaii Association for Marriage and Family Therapy's
Friend of the Family Legislative Award, 2001
Play It Safe International, plaque for
Dedicated Caring To Our Nation's Children, 2002, 2003.
Imua Project, for Outstanding Service and Dedication
to Youth with Disabilities and the Community, July 18, 2003.
Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii,
Public Service Champion, October 7, 2004.

Member of the Democratic party.

Member of the following committees:
HSP -- Human Services and Public Housing (Chair)
EDU -- Education
JLCFC -- Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving
WAM -- Ways and Means
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