Thanks to a small army of colleagues and friends who made the Silver Legislature successful

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Silver Legislature wishes to thank the following individuals who lent their expertise and experience to the work of creating the 2005 Silver Legislature.

Legislators who helped with the Community Forums: Sen. Robert Bunda, Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland, Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Rep. Blake Oshiro, Sen. Brian Kanno, Rep.Brian Schatz, Rep. Tommy Waters, Rep. Joseph Souki, Sen. Gary Hooser and former legislator Andy Levin

For the Silver Legislature itself, we have Lt. Gov. James Aiona. Sen. Robert Bunda, Rep.Calvin Say, Rep. Marcus Oshiro, Rep. Brian Schatz, Sen. Roz Baker, Sen. Carol Fukunaga, Sen. Clayton Hee, Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Co-sponsors: Alu Like, AARP Hawaii, Area Agencies on Aging, Catholic Charities, Elderly Affairs Division of the City and County of Honolulu, Executive Office on Aging,HARA (HI Alliance of Retired Americans), Hawaii Commission on Status of Women, HSTA-Retirees, HI Pacific Gerontological Society, Kokua Council, League of Women Voters, Moiliili Community Center, National Association of Social Workers, UH Center on Aging

Steering Committee: Bruce Botorff, Arlene Ellis, Sharon Ferguson-Quick, Al Hamai, Wes Lum, Laura Manis, Elizabeth Meahl, Harry Mattson, Wendall Tengan, Karen Miyake, Jeanne Ohta, Liana Pang-Tamura, Rebecca Ryan, Patricia Sasaki, Debbie Shimizu, Barbara Stanton, Michael Sumja, Diane Terada, Pat Tompkins, Justin Wong, Carolyn Golojuch, John Tomoso, Alan Parker

Access Room: Robert Watland, Suzanne Marinelli, Virginia Beck

Legislators who provided breakfasts: Rep. Scott Saiki, Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Rep. Scott Nishimoto, Rep. Dennis Arakaki, Rep. Corinne Ching, Sen. Chun Oakland, Sen. Norman Sakamoto, Sen. Brian Taniguchi, Council Member Ann Kobayashi

Folks at the State Capitol: Pat Mau-Shimizu, CJ Leong, Lorna Woo, Jade Villanueva, Kevin Kuroda, Erik Abe, Laura Figueira

Volunteers: Derrick Ariyoshi,Travis Iseri, Camille Chun-Hoon, Paula Matsushima, Jun Colmenares, Anne Holton, Dina Adaro, Michael Markrich, Melanie Aurio, Tara Dosland, Theresa Martinson, Shaleena Thomasson, Anna Burdios, Traci Akimoto, Melanie Quon, Melissa Tashiro, Klinton Kamiya, Toni Souza, Krystal Freitas


The Silver Legislature is grateful to Patricia Sasaki, Director of the Executive Office on Aging. Without the generous assistance of the Executive Office on Aging, the 2005 Silver Legislature could not have been held