Har a NO-SHOW again!

Sharon Har was a NO-SHOW again at Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Meeting.
It was at this meeting that would have saved the Kapolei Interchange - http://www.oahumpo.org/ 

Call her office and ask why she won't do her job! 808-586-8500

Email if there is no answer -  rephar@capitol.hawaii.gov be sure to cc her fellow House members - reps@capitol.hawaii.gov

MAHALO NUI LOA

Well the voters have spoken and I did not win. I want to thank you all for your love and support!  MAHALO NUI LOA!!

This is not the end - I have a lot more work to do it will not be in the House. But I did not need to be a Representative to do my work and I do not need to be one to move forward.

Polls Stay Open Till 6 PM

It has been a privilege to run for Rep of HD 42 - I hope that you will consider me & #VoteGolojuch

I will make being our Rep my #1 priority
 
Reminder polls stay open until 6 PM and you can find your polling location here: https://elections2.hawaii.gov/ppl/
#VoteWithPride

Final Primary Mailer

Polls To Open As Scheduled - Vote Golojuch

Polls To Open As Scheduled

Vote Golojuch

Aloha!

I hope everyone is happy as I am that Iselle did not prove to be as damaging as we all planned for and were ready to handle.

In case you have not heard Attorney General David Louie has announced that the 2014 Primary Election will continue as scheduled tomorrow. The polls will be opened Saturday, August 9 from 7 AM - 6 PM.

Here are the polling locations for our district:

42-01 - Kapolei - Kapolei High 91-5007 Kapolei Parkway
42-02 - Makakilo (Lower) Makakilo Elem 92-675 Anipeahi St.
42-03 - Makakilo (Upper) Mauka Lani Elem 92-1300 Panana St.

Not sure which one is your polling location you can find it here:
https://elections2.hawaii.gov/ppl/

It is my hope that when you go to the polls on Saturday,  you will
Go with the person that has the track record of getting things done,
Go with the long standing community volunteer,
Go with the person that will make being our representative their number one priority,
Go with the only candidate that has the support of
Educators,
Business owners,
Our fellow community members,
Unions & their members,
Veterans as well as
Hawaii’s Social Workers &
Go with me, Michael Golojuch, for our representative.

Mahalo nui loa for your time and it is my deepest honor to humbly ask for your vote!

Michael Golojuch

Please take 23 minutes & watch Insights on PBS and you will see why I am the best candidate for HD-42: http://youtu.be/Ux3tE3Z7FRM

DOE Closes all Oahu Public Schools Friday, August 8 due to Hurricane Iselle

BREAKING: DOE announces all public schools on Oahu, Kauai to close Friday due to Hurricane Iselle

Posted: Aug 07, 2014 9:31 AM HST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Schools Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi announced today that all public schools on Oahu and Kauai will be closed Friday in anticipation of Hurricane Iselle, which is expected to impact the island as a tropical storm.

It was previously announced that all schools on the Big Island and Maui County will be closed both Thursday and Friday.

At 8 a.m. Thursday, the most recent storm update available, Hurricane Iselle was located about 255 miles east-southeast of Hilo and was moving west-northwest at 17 miles per hour. It had maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, weakened slightly from the 2 a.m. forecast, with higher gusts of up to 98 miles per hour. Iselle remains a Category 1 hurricane.

On the forecast track, the center of Iselle is expected to pass near the center of the Big Island near Cape Kumukahi on Thursday night, then pass just south of the smaller islands Friday. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Iselle is expected to be at tropical storm strength as it passes near or over the Big Island.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26225575/breaking-doe-announces-all-public-schools-on-oahu-kauai-to-close-friday-due-to-hurricane-iselle

City & County of Honolulu's Evacuation shelter list in preparation for Iselle

Department of Emergency Management releases Oahu evacuation

shelter list in preparation for Iselle

Honolulu— The Department of Emergency Management advises Oahu residents that the following American Red Cross hurricane shelters will be available and open for evacuees on Thursday, August 7 at 10:00 p.m.

SCHOOLS	ADDRESS	AREA	COMPLEX	PET
Campbell High School	91-980 North Rd	Ewa Beach	Kapolei
Kaimuki High School	2705 Kaimuki Avenue	Honolulu	Kaimuki	YES
Kaiser High School	511 Lunalilo Home Road	Honolulu	Kaiser
McKinley High School	1039 South King St	Honolulu	McKinley
Castle High School	45-386 Kaneohe Bay Dr	Kaneohe	Castle
Mililani High School	95-1200 Meheula Parkway	Mililani	Mililani
Pearl City High School	2100 Hookiekie Street	Pearl City	Pearl City	YES
Waialua High School/Intermediate	67-160 Farrington Highway	Waialua	Waialua	YES
Nanakuli High School/Middle	89-980 Nanakuli Avenue	Waianae	Nanakuli	YES
BYU-HAWAII	55-220 Kulanui Street	Laie	Kahuku	YES

 

The above shelters are designated as official shelter locations by the City and County of Honolulu. A hurricane evacuation shelter should be your refuge of last resort if you have absolutely no where else to go.

 

Who should evacuate? Residents in the coastal evacuation zones as shown in the yellow tabbed disaster preparedness section of your telephone directory.  Residents living in older homes built before 1995, on exposed ridgelines and anyone living in an area prone to or with a history of flooding.  Remember, if you choose to evacuate to a shelter you must bring all of your disaster supplies with you. 

 

If you live in a home built after 1995 to current hurricane standards and you are not located in a coastal evacuation or flood zone you should consider Sheltering-in-Place in an interior room on a lower floor without windows.

 

Transportation

 

Special evacuation shuttles will begin operating at 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night to serve the designated shelter locations. If you need transportation to an evacuation shelter TheBus will provide free transportation. These buses will display an EVACUATION sign. Riders need only flag a bus down anywhere along the route they are traveling and they will be taken to the nearest evacuation shelter. Riders will be allowed to bring one bag and pets as long as they are on a leash or in a pet crate or carrier. Designated evacuation routing for each of the ten shelters will be issued soon.

 

Before leaving for a hurricane shelter, residents should close windows and doors and shut off/unplug all electrical items and shut off utilities if told to do so.

 

Residents bringing pets to designated pet friendly shelters will need to provide extra food and water for their pet, a pet carrier/cage for each pet that is large enough for them to turn around in as well as cleaning supplies.  You will be expected to assist with your pets care.

 

Keep in mind that the American Red Cross does not allow weapons, illicit drugs, alcohol, and smoking in shelters

National Association of Social Workers Endorse Our Cmapaign

Save the Kapolei Interchange - Alleviate Traffic

Aloha,

Kapolei & Makakilo NEEDs your help. especially since our representative has gone AWOL from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO) Policy Meetings.

In case you did not know ONLY Part One of the Kapolei Interchange is done.

Now there is effort to kill (aka delay indefinitely) the other much NEEDed phases with current Draft Revision #30 Amendment to the Federal Fiscal Years 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). This “updated” amendment NOW includes language which deletes the funds from Phase 2 & 3 for the Kapolei Interchange.

This amendment would have come up at the last OMPO Policy meeting but there was no quorum from State side since the Representative for House District 42 was away with out explanation.  This amendment will now come up at the August 11, 2014 OMPO Policy meeting

Help us SAVE this project by sending an email to OahuMPO@OahuMPO.org and dotpao@hawaii.gov  and let the policy makers know that you object to this deletion.

For more information about the project see below. For attendance records please visit http://www.oahumpo.org/about-mpo/committees/policy-committee/

Mahalo nui loa for your time and your support!

Michael Golojuch

Kapolei Interchange - Project Description:
Phase 1 involved adding a westbound ramp from Makakilo Drive to the H-1 west installing eastbound on- and off-ramps for the new Kapolei Interchange.  (DONE)
Phase 2 will complete the construction of the Wakea Street and separate its associated ramps.
Phase 3 & 4 involve completing the Kapolei Interchange Complex.  Including completing the Kapolei Interchange Complex - which includes construction of the Palailai and Makakilo interchanges.

Language we are in opposition to:
OS22 – Interstate Route H-1, Kapolei Interchange Complex.
TIP Revision #30 Details:
Deleting the project from the 4-year TIP.  Deferred and inflated Phase 2, CON, (by 2% per year) from FFY 2014 to FFY2015.  Deferred ADVCON from FFY 2015 to FFY 2016.  The executed Utility Agreement is delayed.  Deferred and inflated Phase 3, DES, (by 2% per year) from FFY 2015 to FFY 2016.  Deleted Phase 3, ROW, and Phase 4, DES and ROW.

Walk-In Voting

EARLY WALK-IN Voting
City and County of Honolulu
July 28th to August 7th

 

Honolulu Hale
530 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Monday through Saturday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Kapolei Hale
1000 Uluohia Street
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
Monday through Saturday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Huricane Preparedness - 7-Day Disaster Supply Kit

7-Day Disaster Supply Kit

 

Your disaster supply kit should contain enough of the following items to last for 7-days:

 

Water - One gallon of water per person per day for seven days for drinking and sanitation

Food - Non-perishable food that does not require cooking.  Popular local foods such as Spam, corned beef and Vienna sausage

Eating Utensils – Plates, mess kits, forks and chop sticks.  Don’t forget a non-electric can opener for canned foods

Radio - Battery-powered or hand crank radio with NOAA Weather alert

Light - Flashlight and/or a portable fluorescent or LED light

Spare batteries - Check annually

First Aid – Get a first aid kit and consider enrolling in a certified first aid, CPR and AED course

Whistle – Important for signaling for help.  A whistle carries much farther than the human voice and uses less energy than yelling

Dust Mask – Helps to filter contaminated air

Sanitation - Moist towelettes, toilet paper, 5-gallon bucket, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation

Tools - Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities, duct tape

Maps -  Local area maps

Prescription – Special medications and glasses

Baby - Infant formula and diapers

Pets - Pet food and extra water for your pet

 

Emergency Information

 

In addition to being prepared residents should maintain a high level of awareness anytime an active tropical cyclone system is near the Hawaiian Islands.  The Department of Emergency Management will issue Emergency Public Information over TV and radio. In addition residents can receive emergency information via:

 

NOAA Weather Radio - NOAA Weather Alert Radios can notify you 24 hours a day to hazards in our area including severe weather, hurricanes and tropical storms and tsunami events.   In addition many of these units can activate other warning devices such as a strobe light to provide a visual warning.  These radios are available from many Oahu electronics and department stores. 

 

NIXLE Messaging - DEM highly recommends signing up to receive emergency email and text messages sent directly to your cell phone from Nixle.  Go to www.nixle.com/dem to set up your account.   Standard text messaging charges may apply.

 

Social Media - DEM will also issue information updates via Twitter www.twitter.com/Oahu_DEM and Facebook www.facebook.com/OahuDEM.  NOTE: DEM Twitter and Facbook pages should not be used to request emergency assistance.

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