Our friend Ms. Yaindl - Gives us the good news

Great News. Water, Land, Ocean Resources, and Hawaiian Affairs advanced both bills today! From the legisaltive web site:
SB2465 – Annual Day
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Karamatsu, Morita, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll, Magaoay, Saiki.
SB2464 – Mammal
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Karamatsu, Morita, Sagum, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll, Magaoay, Saiki.

Next on to the House floor for a second reading. Once it passes, we then barrage w/ wmail, fax, phone, drop-in's, appeals to House Toursim and Culture to raise the bill for hearing.
Thanks everyone. Please be sure to check out the legislative web site and read all the testimony, as well as the committee reports. It may take 2-3 days for this info to get posted.
Thank you everyone! aloha, Georgette