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WATCH: Did Hawaii Officials Lie About Missing Pro-Gun Testimony?

More coverage on the missing testimonies.....

While officials are claiming 700 pieces of pro-gun testimony weren't included in the record by mistake, a video indicates there's something more going on.

What do you do when the legislators fail to acknowledge emailed testimony? You print every single page and hand-deliver it.

Hawaiian Gun Rights Testimony To Lawmakers Missing

Bearing arms did an article on the deletion of testimonies.

It's claimed that a clerk saw the emails and believed them to be spam and took no action to include them in the record. Somehow, that's doubtful.

FIRE MISSION !!!! Testimony needed on four bills.

FIRE MISSION !!!! Testimony needed on four bills. - https://mailchi.mp/0a9e138d9641/fire-mission-testimony-needed-on-four-bills

Last week we the people submitted testimonies for five bills. The legislators refused to hear us speak. They claim it was a mistake but the evidence says otherwise. (YouTube Video)  The PSM committee ignored nearly 700 individual testimonies for their own convenience  and moved the bills forwar... ... See more

Still looking for a bunch more people to attend our small rally at the capitol. This is important to oppose 3 bad firearms bills and support 1 good one in the Senate.

SIgnup here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2414970718544414/ ... See more

Your testimony dont count

Since the beginning of this Legislative session Hawaii Firearm Coalition has been working with its members and members of the public to get them involved with the legislative process and defend their second amendment rights.

Hawaii Firearms Coalition setup web pages for different firearms related bills that allowed the public to submit testimony in line with where Hawaii Firearms coalition stood on each bill.

These web pages e-mailed the testimony direct to the committees that were hearing the bills.

Hawaii Firearms coalition had verified with the comities, the senate clerk and the open access room that the e-mail system was a correct method of submitting these testimonies.

The Senate Public safety and military affairs comity was hearing 5 firearms related bills.
SB556, SB600, SB622, SB1321 and SB1466. This hearing was for 02/07/2019

Hawaii Firearms coalition handled approximately 700 hundred e-mails for these 5 bills in both support and opposition.

The day of the hearing the testimonies were made public.

The 700 emails handled by the Hawaii Firearms coalition were missing from the testimony history.

Andrew Namiki Roberts, A director for the Hawaii Firearm coalition went to the capital to ask Senator Clarence. Nishihara 9the committee chair what happened. (on 02/08/2019)

Andrew instead spoke to the committee clerk. The person responsible for handling testimonies.

The clerk stated. The committee does not allow e-mail testimonies. That they have not done so for 2 legislative sessions and that it was under the orders of the senator that they have not been doing so.
( Seen in video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftkh12FL7Cc&t=9s )

The senator called Andrew latter that night saying that the testimony’s will be added to the comity report (generated after the hearing and vote on the bills)

Richard Rapoza, state Senate director of communications. Stated that the mistake was made by a clerk who believed they were spam, Every e-mail was different and included a name, e-mail and zip code for the individual submitting the testimony.

Richard Rapoza’s stamen is in direct conflict with what the committee clerk said to Andrew.

Hawaii news now report : https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/02/15/hawaii-rights-group-upset-over-hundreds-missing-pieces-testimony/
Video evidence gathered by Hawaii firearms Coalition : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftkh12FL7Cc&t=9s ... See more

Almost 700 testimony enterys were denied enter into the official record and wernt even seen by the legislators before making a decision on gun laws that effe...

2019 HIFICO Bills

There's a lot of testimony for bills in committee hearings tomorrow. Of concern is a the Rep Lees bill on CCW restrictive requirements/electric gun ban repeal, protective orders, and changes to Hawaii's use of deadly force for self defense. These are not posted on the HIFICO page so submit testimony through the capitol website.

Check our bill tracker:. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-rRk6BhJpXk_BwlLctRk2LgZS4RInliAybFr1HYQUC0/edit?usp=sharing

Hb720 Requirement to report lost, stolen, destroyed firearms.
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=720&year=2019

Hb950 Establishes AG program to issue LEOSA credentials
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=950&year=2019

Hb1486 CCW changes, training requirements, electric gun ban repeal
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1486&year=2019

Hb1541 Establish AG gun violence prevention center
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1541&year=2019

Hb1543 Family/LE Protective order to prevent access to firearms.
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1543&year=2019

Hb1325 DLNR/GMAC coordination for watersheds, suspends aerial erad
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1325&year=2019

Hb792 Changes justification for use of deadly force in the home
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=792&year=2019 ... See more

AllBills HIFICO 2019 Legislature Firearm Bills Learn about the lawmaking process and how to testify by watching "your voice" at http://lrbhawaii.org/par/vidi.html,Hearing scheduled For information on the bill process and how to testify go to http://lrbhawaii.org/par/,Recent update For committee ... ... See more

THIS IS LONG, BUT YOU NEED TO READ IF YOU BELIEVE IN FREEDOM.

Over the last few weeks Hawaii Firearms Coalition has been helping you the people submit testimony to the Hawaii state legislators.

We have been using our web site and the state e-mail system to do so.

It is with great sadness that I need to inform you that all of our work and yours was ignored. Now I don’t mean they heard us but chose not to listen. I mean they made a choice not to hear us at all.

The Senate Committee on public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs has arbitrarily decided to not accept testimony submitted to it via e-mail. Ignoring the fact that the e-mail system is an approved and legitimate way to submit testimony. Ignoring the fact that we had confirmed with the public access (information) room, the senate clerks office and the committee chairs office itself that our testimony was being accepted. We even called the day before the hearings to enquire and were told it was being included.

We did not find out it was not included until the day of the hearings after the testimony was released to the public. The number of testimonies missing across the 5 bills is around 700, that means that the other members of the committee were denied the ability to make an educated determination the bills, they were not presented with the will of the people that they are representing. Your testimonies equated to around 75% of the tots submissions. This means that the legislators made a determination of what Hawaii wants and what’s best for us the people whilst ignoring the opinions on 75% of the people.

I Andrew, went to Senator Clarence K. Nishihara’s office (the committee chair) to find out what happened and why. What I was told shocked me beyond belief, this committee has been ignoring this official method of submitting testimonies for 2 legislative sessions. So not only have they ignored the approximately 700 submissions for these 5 bills but they could have ignored thousands of more for dozens of other bills.

When asked why they do this I was told simply that this is just the way we do it, when I asked if it was noted anywhere I was told it was on the hearing notice. So we looked at the hearing notice and guess what, they lied. Although they do link to the legislative website to submit testimony, it’s the same website where it says you can e-mail testimony’s.

I asked for the senator to call me to let me know what happened and he did. What he said was the comments we submitted would be added to the committee report. This is the report generated AFTER the committee hearing and shows its recommendations on the bill. Why would they add something to a report that was not used to determine the outcome of the reporter ? To his what they did. To his the fact that since 2018 this one legislator has made a choice to hear testimonies submitted by e-mails and to not allow the other committee members to do so either.

Now what can we do ?

Here’s the 3 things,
Call and e-mail Senator Clarence K. Nishihara and let him know what you think.
phone: 808-586-6970
sennishihara@capitol.hawaii.gov

Call and e-mail the Senate president and let him know what’s happened and ask him to intervene in stoping the progress of these bills due to the testimony not being handled correctly.
Senator Ronald D. Kouchi
phone: 808-586-6030
senkouchi@capitol.hawaii.gov

Call and e-mail your representatives and let them know that your not happy. You can find your here

You can see a video of my interaction with the senators staff here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftkh12FL7Cc&t=4s ... See more

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