
Ryan Tsuji will be joining the staff of Senator David Ige as Committee Clerk for the Senate Committee on Health. This is one instance where we hope that it happens later rather than sooner.
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Anyone who has visited Senator Ige's office during session over the last 15 years is not surprised to learn that the University of Hawaii Athletics has awarded the 2008 Charlie Ushijima Memorial Award to Joyce Morita for her many years of service to the UH Athletics program.
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For the first time in the history of the State of Hawaii, newly-elected State Senators took the oath of office before the Opening Day Sessiosn of the Hawaii State Legislature. On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, nine State Senators, including Senator David Ige, took their oath of office from Chief Justice Ronald Moon. This cleared the way for the State Senate to convene for the 3rd Special Session of 2008 to advise and consent on the appointment of Melvin Fujino as a district court judge on the Big Island. Less than two weeks after election day, the Hawaii State Senate was back at work!
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