Each year we send constituents in the 50th House District a Legislative Report with important highlights of the past session. The 2016 Legislative Report can be found here:
June 6, 2016
Our State needs to learn from Berlin
Published June 6, 2016 CIVIL BEAT COMMUNITY VOICE Protect Hawaii Residents, Veto Airbnb Bill A city where affordable housing is scarce and rentals are widespread offers Hawaii a lesson in properly regulating Airbnb and similar services. By Rep. Cynthia Thielen (Kailua-Kaneohe Bay) Our state needs to learn from Berlin: Gov. David Ige must veto House Bill 1850 […]
Continue ReadingMay 3, 2016
Historic industrial hemp legislation passes, opens doors to local farmers
Honolulu – Today the Hawai‘i State Legislature passed the “Industrial Hemp Bill,” which establishes an agricultural hemp program that for the first time in Hawai‘i’s history, allows the crop’s cultivation and the distribution of its seed by multiple licensed local farmers. Senate Bill 2659 passed with a unanimous vote in both Chambers. The Hawai‘i State […]
Continue ReadingApril 26, 2016
Patients Caught In The Crossfire Of HMSA’s ‘War On Doctors’
A new payment system for doctors rewards physicians for healthier patients who require less care. That doesn’t bode well for patients who require complicated, expensive care. April 26, 2016 By Representative Cynthia Thielen (Kailua,Kaneohe Bay) www.civilbeat.com/2016/04/patients-caught-in-the-crossfire-of-hmsas-war-on-doctors/ HMSA is harming patients with its war on doctors. This year, the state’s largest health insurer yanked doctors’ previously earned […]
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April 11, 2016
This is it: proposed legislation to solve our homeless, affordable-living crises
By Rep. Cynthia Thielen (Kailua-Kaneohe Bay) It’s official: In 2016, homelessness ranks as the No. 1 issue facing Hawai‘i state government, said global research firm OmniTrak in its January report, “The People’s Pulse.” The pervasive problem has long since blurred the former stereotypical divide of “us” and “them.” 2016’s nouveau poor include “us” – children; […]
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