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News Release
December 20, 2005 HAWAI‘I ECONOMIC MOMENTUM COMMISSION (Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 20, 2005) -- The Economic Momentum Commission today released its final report, containing recommendations aimed at sustaining Hawai‘i’s current economic momentum over the longer term. The recommendations cover 11 areas: housing, taxation, education, workforce development, tourism, energy, infrastructure, agriculture, health care, the environment and Native Hawaiian issues. “Our recommendations cover a broad range of issues, reflecting the commission’s unanimous sentiment that economic growth should not come at the expense of the quality of life of Hawai’i’s residents,” said Don Horner, president and CEO of First Hawaiian Bank and chairman of the commission. “We appreciate the leadership of Governor Lingle in forming this commission and the participation in our deliberations by the President, Speaker and legislators from both sides of the aisle. Our members went about this in a true spirit of lokahi and bipartisanship. People checked their party labels at the door and debated candidly and passionately about the needs of our state and its people. In the end, all of our recommendations were endorsed by a majority of our members.” Horner said the goal of the commission was to “set out a starting point, to suggest priorities for discussion through the political process to follow.” The commission’s report is being delivered to Gov. Linda Lingle, leaders of the State Legislature and county governments and policymakers at the Department of Education and University of Hawai‘i. A copy of the report is enclosed with this press release and is available to the public online at www.emc-hawaii.com. About the Economic Momentum Commission The 30-member Economic Momentum Commission was formed this summer to develop an action plan to sustain the state’s current economic momentum over the longer term. The Commission was formed by Governor Linda Lingle. Among its members are the bipartisan leadership of the Legislature (including the House Senate President and Speaker of the House) as well as representatives from small and large businesses, labor unions, non-profit, environmental, cultural, educational organizations, government and the military. # # # Click here to view the EMC 2005 Final Report
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