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#kokuaPUNA. There is A CHALLENGE to get people to come and donate! Last day! Will be here till 4pm at Kahului Shopping center!   Volunteering at the Lahainaluna High School Golf Tournament! Once a Luna always a Luna! Luna for life!!! #supportingouryouth #lahainamaui #safetyfirst #uniformsforSafety @ Kaanapali Golf Resort Kicked off my weekend supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, Inc. and attended the Battle of the Badges!   This evening during recess from budget I met with the Maui students who lead the March for Our Lives! We're working on sending their message to Washington D.C.! They're so inspiring.  At my next Policy, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee Meeting the Technology Division will present updates our county preparedness for cyber security! At this conference I learned more in depth about this important protection for the county. So awesome! Learning soooooo much here in Washington D.C. Washington D.C. memories visits, got into the newest museum African American and also saw the newly released portraits of Michelle Obama and President Obama. Our HAWAII State Association of Counties visited Representatives Tulsi Gabbard, Colleen Hanabusa, Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono. I asked each to please keep the Soil and Water Conservation funding $8M as we hear the it may be deleted from the Trump FY 2019 budget (Maui County receives $1.5 m) and I asked for EPA direction on the cesspool conversion by 2050. This has residents concerned. @ Washington, District of Columbia Historic day to break ground for the Upcountry Skatepark in Pukalani park! It was four years in the making with Councilmembers Mike White, Gladys Baisa planting the initial seeds to make this happen! As a new Councilmember I helped by finding more funds to ensure it happened! The thought was dreamed by two seniors at king Kekaulike high school. The community spoke for the kids and construction begins on March 15th. Thank you Goodfellow Brothers for your commitment to the community! Success! #dreamshappen Searching for answers about why 7400 cesspools Upcountry must change to septic tanks by 2050! Our State representatives were present and they also heard from many about our search for facts about why we are the “priority upgrade area” because of the rise of nitrate levels in private wells. I know the discussion will continue! More discussion ahead and I want to be included in the solutions! @ Kula, Hawaii Sharing the Maui News article about the February 21 meeting at the Kula Community Center, put on by the Kula Community Association. Lots of frustrations. Read this which gives us the magnitude of this situation. I have a cesspool too and personally walk with the community on this. We will find solutions.
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