In-Person Review of ‘Challenging’ 2023 Legislature by Our Electeds, plus Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke To Discuss ‘Ready Keiki’ early childhood Initiative with New pre-K Classroom at Waimea Elementary School and Statewide Broadband Initiative
The recently concluded 2023 State Legislative session continues to be the subject of much debate and Waimea residents will have an opportunity for an in-person discussion with Sen. Tim Richards and Rep. David Tarnas about what occurred – good and challenging - for North Hawai’i and the entire County and State during the Thurs., June 1, 2023 Waimea Town Meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. in the W.M. Keck Observatory conference room. (Note location change for this hybrid meeting – it will not be at Tutu’s House this month.)
Also joining the in-person meeting will be Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke to introduce the state’s “Ready Keiki” early childhood initiative to ultimately provide preschool opportunities for all Hawai’i three- and four-year-olds. This initiative has been funded by the Legislature with $200 million in 2022 for facilities and another $39 million in the 2023 session for tuition subsidies. Lt. Gov. Luke will be announcing the opening of the first 11 new - all free – PreK classrooms across the state funded by the 2022 legislative appropriation. These classrooms will open in August with one of the 11 classrooms for 20 4-year-olds here at Waimea Elementary School. Her town meeting presentation will inform Waimea families about how to apply for this program as well as other initiatives she is focused on including comprehensive broadband service to rural areas.
The June 1 Town Meeting is sponsored by Waimea Community Association and all are welcome to attend in person. It also will be streamed “live” to the association’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/WaimeaCommunityAssociation) and to WCA’s YouTube channel. To log in via YouTube, go to top of this page - click on Social Media, then YouTube. As always, the meeting will be recorded to both Facebook and YouTube for later on-demand viewing.
Questions welcome in advance by emailing: WaimeaCommunityAssociation@gmail.com. Questions may also be submitted in writing in person at the meeting or typed into the Facebook chat to be addressed as time permits.
Spotlighted not-for-profit will be Waimea Trails and Greenways.
As always, community input encouraged and questions may be submitted prior to the meeting: WaimeaCommunityAssociation@gmail.com. Questions will also be accepted from the floor and may be typed into the chat on Facebook and YouTube to be answered as time permits.
