Senator Baker showed her commitment to the State of Hawaii as a whole through her leadership roles as House Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader, Chair of the Senate Committee on ...
Read More Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Day (July 6, 2022)
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Judging by the headlines, our democratic system is under siege from all sides. From civil rights and gun safety to the Jan. 6 attack on our nation’s Capitol, the political ...
Read More From the governor: Making democracy work in tough times
Hawai‘i residents hit hard by the COVD-19 pandemic will get some welcome relief from two bills Governor Ige signed June 22. SB 514 would give a tax rebate of $300 ...
Read More Tax rebate, minimum wage hike, other help on the way
The state Department of Health is expecting delivery of 27,500 doses of the new keiki vaccines being distributed to hospitals, pediatricians’ offices, and clinics. Pharmacies and community health centers will ...
Read More Children under age 5 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
Hawai‘i’s ocean and land resources will be better protected, thanks to legislation passed this session and signed by the governor June 8, World Oceans Day. “These bills support my administration’s ...
Read More Safeguarding aquatic resources, creating green jobs
The earnest efforts by hundreds of school children, their teachers, state lawmakers, and conservationists resulted in Governor Ige signing SB 2059 into law during a Washington Place ceremony. The measure ...
Read More Bill signed to name ʻōhiʻa lehua as state endemic tree
Gun violence prevention has never been more urgent in the United States than it is right now. With the signing of HB2075, Governor Ige underscored that point by restoring part ...
Read More Keeping Hawai‘i protected through gun safety laws
Inequity comes in many forms — some obvious, others not so much, and known only to those who suffer in silence. “Period poverty” or the inability to access menstrual products ...
Read More Bill addresses ‘period poverty’ for public, charter school students
Governor Ige has signed three bills that support the LGBTQ+ community on a multitude of levels. The bills are HB 2405, which prohibits insurance providers from excluding gender affirming treatments ...
Read More Supporting the LGBTQ+ community to prevent discrimination