HACBED seeks support against Self Sufficiency bill veto

The list of bills Governor Linda Lingle is considering to veto on July 8 includes an asset building bill, SB 2840, which requires the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to establish and update the self sufficiency standard for Hawai‘i.

For Hawai‘i to have a realistic measure of how much money it takes for a family to survive in our island state, the Hawai‘i Alliance for Community-based Economic Development says we need to encourage Governor Lingle to not veto this measure.

“We are suffering from the rise in food, gas and housing prices here in the islands while we do not make sufficient income to cover the costs to support our families,” HACBED said.  “The self sufficiency standard will provide us with realistic data of how much money it takes for families to live, work, and thrive in Hawai‘i.”

The agency requests concerned citizens to contact Governor Lingle and ask her not to veto SB 2840 at governor.lingle@hawaii.gov, (808) 586-0034 or fax (808) 586-0006.