Senator Jill Tokuda  Video

Senator Jill Tokuda will review this past legislative session.  As chair of the powerful Senate Ways and Means Committee she helped passed many important legislation that will affect the local economy and life in Hawaii in general.

This will be a great forum to ask her questions.  On the flip side, please educate her on your business issues and how bills affect your bottom line.  If laws hurt your business, be prepared to explain how laws should be changed or eliminated to help businesses.  Although Legislators do their utmost to make the best decisions, often their efforts hurt businesses because they don’t have the frame of reference since owners do not go down to the Capitol to explain the pros and cons of the issues.  Legislators want to help the public but people need to speak up and make their concerns known.

This is your opportunity to interact with the chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

Because WUB Hawaii is a member of the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, the 2015 COCH Legislative Report is provided here.  In the report you will learn about specific legislative items that you can bring up for discussion with the Senator.

Senator Jill Tokuda – Hawaii Legislature Website

Jill Tokuda – Personal Website – Background

Interview (2014)  Civil Beat

Video:  Ask Your Senator (2013)

“Palace Intrigue” (mentions Tokuda faction) Civil Beat 

“Hawaii Legislature Passes $26B Budget” Civil Beat

Agenda:   Senator Jill Tokuda will review this past legislative session.  Q&A to follow.

Date:         6-8:30 pm  June 11, 2015    Thursday

New Location!

Vineyard Zippy’s  —  59 N. Vineyard Boulevard  532-4211

Parking is in the Zippy’s lot and only in the Queens Medical Center lot.  No parking at Hosoi.

Dear Folks,

There will be no WUB meeting in April.

We will resume our regular meetings in May.

Looking forward to seeing you then!

Prof. Takara – Uchinanchu Talk Story III

Prof. Tetsumi Takara is professor of law at the Ryukyu University.

He will speak on the proposed changes to Japan’s Constitution to allow Japan to use armed forces to resolve international disputes and what it might mean for Okinawa’s future.

Podcast – Prof. Takara at UTS III

New York Times “Abe Is Said to Have Plans to Revise Pacifist Charter” (5 February 2015)

Agenda:   Prof. Takara will discuss the propose changes to Japan’s peace constitution and what it could mean for the future of Okinawa

Date:         6-9 pm  March 12, 2015    Thursday

New Location!

Vineyard Zippy’s  —  59 N. Vineyard Boulevard  532-4211

Parking is in the Zippy’s lot and only in the Queens Medical Center lot.  No parking at Hosoi.

Gerald Bullock

Gerald is a “Head Hunter” or “Medical Device Recruiter.”  He will be talking about what he does as a bi-cultural Japan/USA headhunter/recruiter.

Earlier in life he studied linguistics and English as a Second Language (ESL) at UH Manoa.  Gerald is an Uchinanchu-in-heart – he loves the band Begin!

A teaching assignment brought him to Kobe, Japan where in a surprising turn of events he met a few headhunters and became intrigued by their profession.  He subsequently moved to Tokyo where he lived for several years.  He recently made Hawaii his home.  LinkedIn source.

Agenda:   Gerald Bullock will be speaking on his work as a “headhunter.”

Date:         6-9 pm  February 12, 2015    Thursday

Location:  Maple Garden Restaurant  909 Isenberg Street