Hmmm. Seems to me Barack Obama is from Hawaii..
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Metric Rules Info <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, February 9, 2013 12:08 pm
Subject: [USMA:52346] Hawaii Metric Bill Update (HB 36)
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
> I have spoken with the staff at Karl Rhodes office twice now.
> Basically, I was told that yes, Rep. Rhodes is interested in
> this bill but it is not one of his current priorities. I asked
> to meet with them and was told that until HB 36 is scheduled and
> passed through the Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee
> (detailed information below), Rep. Rhodes did not have time to
> meet about HB 36. I was also informed that with Hawaii's part-
> time legislator, if a hearing was not scheduled by this upcoming
> Thursday, Feb. 15 then HB36 would be tabled until next year.
>
> We have one shot this year! We need to submit Testimony (and
> LOTS of it) to the Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee.
> We need to convince them to schedule a hearing. Below you will
> find the CPC testimony email address and telephone number.
>
> Our testimony should address issues related to trade, business,
> professions, occupations, and/or utilities. I am hopeful that
> someone can speak (with numbers) about trade and business
> issues. Regarding professions and occupations, I am hopeful that
> Paul will address the preventable medication errors and other
> healthcare related issues. As 1 in 8 Americans work in
> healthcare and it is the fastest growing occupational sector in
> the US, these could be big numbers. I am planning to write about
> professional paths and give broad numbers by sectors. My point
> will be to illustrate the great many jobs in the US which work
> mostly or exclusively in the modern metric system. Let's see if
> we can generate some interest in CPC or at least, plant the seed
> for next year!! We might want to mention the metric
> petition as well.
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> Consumer Protection and Commerce Testimony email address:
> [email protected]: 808-586-6161
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
> Consumer Protection and Commerce (CPC) Committee: “The scope
> shall be those programs relating to consumer protection, the
> Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the regulation of
> trade, business, professions, occupations, and utilities, the
> Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, matters relating to
> condominiums, housing cooperatives, and planned communities, and
> other pertinent matters referred to it by the House.”
>
> House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce (CPC)
> Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair
> House District 10
> Hawaii State Capitol, Room 320
> phone: 808-586-6160
> fax: 808-586-6161
> Email: [email protected]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:11 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [USMA:52291] RE: FW: Fwd: The Metric System, the
> United States of America, and Scientific Literacy | Sci-Ed
>
> Has anyone been in contact with Karl Rhoads, the legislator who
> introduced the pro-metric legislation in Hawaii? I emailed him,
> but did not get a response.
