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Legislative agencies and ombudsman back HB1440; LRB outlines staffing and IT needs
Summary
Witnesses including the state ombudsman, the Legislative Reference Bureau director and the state auditor endorsed HB1440 and described staffing and IT needs at the LRB; the committee approved the measure unamended.
The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony in support of HB1440, receiving statements from the state ombudsman, the Legislative Reference Bureau and the state auditor before advancing the bill unamended.
Robin Masanaga, the state ombudsman, told the committee she stood on her written testimony in support of the bill.
Charlotte Carter Yamauchi, director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, said the bureau “stands in…
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