The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii & Affiliate Chamber of Commerce of Commerce

On January 22, from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., more than 40 members from the business community participated in the Chamber's "Walk Around at the State Capitol." We went door-to-door to say hello and ask for the legislators' support this session. We also took this time to distribute the Chamber's 2009 Legislative Agenda.

In addition to the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii's members, who represented different sized companies and industries, we had representation from:

KAILUA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HONG KONG CHINA HAWAII CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LATIN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII
CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII
NORTH SHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAWAII ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
KONA-KOHALA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MAUI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
KAUAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAWAII KAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The representation was truly statewide. This and the sheer turnout made an impression on the legislators. Reiterated by many of the legislators we saw, this is the time to participate in the legislative process and make our voices heard.

We truly appreciate the following legislators for taking the time to talk story with us: Senator Kidani (pictured on left), Senator Espero, Senator Hooser, Senator Kokubun, Senator Nishihara, Senator Slom, Senator Fukunaga, Rep. Bertram, Rep. Rep. Evans, Rep. Ito, Rep. Sagum, Rep. Souki, and Rep. Tsuji. Unfortunately, we did not have a chance to visit the third floor legislators, but look forward to in future "Walk Arounds."

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