Senator Lorraine Inouye

The Hilo High School Vikings Girls Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Championship Water Polo Team visited the Senate and presented me with lei, oli, and mele before today's (May 8) last day of session started. They also presented me with lei and we all sang the Vikings Alma Mater. The team is in Honolulu to compete in the State Water Polo Championship tournament at Kamehameha Schools on Kapalama Heights.

The Senate Water, Land, Culture and Arts Committee advised and consented to Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority nominees Richard Matsuda and Noe Noe Wong-Wilson at the April 23 committee hearing.

The Senate Water Land Culture and Arts Committee the appointments of a dozen nominees to various boards and commissions including the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), and the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) among others.