LEGISLATIVE OFFICES TO CLOSE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS HURRICANE LANE APPROACHES THE ISLANDS

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Offices at the Hawaiʻi State Legislature will be closed on Thursday, August 23, and Friday, August 24 due to the heavy impact anticipated from Hurricane Lane.

HOUSE SPEAKER SCOTT K. SAIKI ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES

Los Angeles —House Speaker Scott K. Saiki has been elected vice president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a bipartisan organization serving the nation’s 7,383 state lawmakers and legislative staff. Saiki took office on Thursday, Aug. 2, at NCSL's Legislative Summit in Los Angeles.

The Hawaiʻi speaker will serve one year as vice president, ascend to president-elect the following year, and then become president at the Legislative Summit in 2020. NCSL leadership alternates between parties every year.