September 2008 - Hawaii Fire Fighters Association
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The <strong>Hawaii</strong><br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2008</strong><br />
An Official Publication of the<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Local 1463<br />
www.hawaiifirefighters.org<br />
Hannemann’s Commitment to Public<br />
Safety Cited in Endorsement<br />
Mayor Hannemann receives the endorsement of the HFFA at a press conference on July 16.<br />
Four years ago, the <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong><br />
<strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong> (HFFA) endorsed<br />
Mufi Hannemann for mayor of the City<br />
and County of Honolulu based on his<br />
legislative and professional experience,<br />
his inner strength and determination to<br />
make impossible things happen, and his<br />
years of support and dedication to<br />
union members.<br />
This July, it wasn’t difficult at all for<br />
the union’s Executive Board to make its<br />
decision for Honolulu mayor. Citing<br />
Mayor Hannemann’s unwavering commitment<br />
to public safety, the board<br />
unanimously endorsed his bid for reelection.<br />
“Over the past four years as mayor,<br />
Mufi’s commitment to public safety and<br />
specifically, the men and women of the<br />
fire service has never wavered,” said<br />
HFFA President Robert Lee. “Under his<br />
leadership, Mufi has provided the<br />
Honolulu <strong>Fire</strong> Department with the necessary<br />
funding and resources, and equipment<br />
and training to ensure that our<br />
fire fighters are best prepared to deal<br />
with any and all emergency situations<br />
facing our communities today.<br />
“The <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
regardless of party affiliation, supports<br />
candidates who support fire fighters.<br />
We are privileged and honored to<br />
endorse Mufi Hannemann for reelection<br />
to the office of mayor for the City and<br />
County of Honolulu.”<br />
A Legacy Remembered<br />
In front of family members of the late Richard “Black” Perry and Francis Kennedy,<br />
Jr., Local 1463 dedicated a memorial honoring the <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s<br />
(HFFA) former president and business manager in a ceremony held early May.<br />
The brief program featured a tribute from International <strong>Association</strong> of <strong>Fire</strong><br />
<strong>Fighters</strong> (IAFF) President Harold Schaitberger given by IAFF Vice President Jim<br />
Ferguson (10th District), the reminiscing of FFIII Robyn Ishihara, who collaborated<br />
with Perry in designing the HFFA logo in 1989, and the sharing of stories and friendship<br />
with Kennedy from Joyce Najita, director of the Industrial Relations Center at<br />
the University of <strong>Hawaii</strong> at Manoa.<br />
Continued on page 3
State of the Union<br />
“In the past, chiefs<br />
lobbied for pay increases<br />
for themselves as<br />
anyone would but never<br />
at the expense of their<br />
own fire fighters. ”<br />
Robert H. Lee, President<br />
Most if not all of you are aware of the<br />
Rank-for-Rank recall (R4R) issue going on<br />
in Honolulu where a group of Honolulu<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> Department operations battalion<br />
chiefs have filed a civil service appeal and<br />
also a complaint in circuit court in an effort<br />
to gain immediate participation in the<br />
union’s R4R program and also receive at<br />
least $673,920.00 for work not performed<br />
but for “lost overtime opportunities”.<br />
There is another important point about<br />
this issue. If you’ve been in this profession<br />
for any length of time, you clearly understand<br />
the importance that we place on fire<br />
fighter tradition and culture. We fight<br />
hard to keep the qualities and traditions of<br />
the past alive and well. This is what fire<br />
fighters do everywhere. When we lose traditions<br />
and take away from our culture,<br />
we’ve lost a little bit of who and what we<br />
are. We accept changes to our fire fighter<br />
culture if they result in positive outcomes<br />
but this appeal is trying to change our tradition<br />
with detrimental and negative<br />
effects.<br />
Traditionally, the union negotiates pay<br />
and benefit increases for our rank-and-file<br />
members which, has nothing to do with<br />
our chief officers. The chiefs sit on the sidelines<br />
and usually cheer us on because they<br />
understand that the closer we get to them<br />
in pay and/or benefits, it gives them their<br />
best justification to ask for more pay and<br />
benefits for themselves.<br />
Throughout the years it’s been a long<br />
standing, somewhat friendly competition<br />
between the chiefs and the union. We<br />
would normally tease them whenever we<br />
got our salary schedule close to theirs and<br />
also congratulate them as they would<br />
financially pull away from us …. again. This<br />
game was played in a friendly manner and<br />
always in fun …..until now. So what’s different<br />
this time? What has changed?<br />
In the past, chiefs lobbied for pay<br />
increases for themselves as anyone would<br />
but never at the expense of their own fire<br />
fighters. Chiefs took pride in their battalions<br />
and bureaus and clearly and adamantly<br />
protected the interests of their fire fighters.<br />
Unfortunately, and I am sorry to say that<br />
this is the first time in the history of our<br />
union that chief officers, specifically this<br />
select group of Honolulu battalion chiefs,<br />
have taken a position to go after benefits<br />
for themselves and at the expense and<br />
with no regard to the fire fighters that<br />
serve under them and their families. If they<br />
prevail, their actions will adversely impact<br />
our members but sadly, they don‘t care!<br />
They continue to justify their consciences<br />
by hiding behind their money-hungry<br />
attorneys and their misinterpretation of<br />
“the Law”.<br />
We will continue to do our best to protect<br />
the rights and interests of our members<br />
and their families. As our R4R program<br />
is just the first step in building an<br />
overtime program for the future, this fight<br />
really benefits our younger members, those<br />
who have a number of years to go in their<br />
careers.<br />
Our members deserve to work in an<br />
occupation that is truly a profession and<br />
will provide the necessary wages and overtime<br />
opportunities to support themselves<br />
and their families. The only way to accomplish<br />
this is to make the fire service their<br />
full-time and part-time employment. Sadly,<br />
this is just the beginning of a very long and<br />
dark road that, win or lose, will leave its<br />
ugly mark on the history of the Honolulu<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> Department and the HFFA. And we can<br />
thank these BC’s for that.<br />
Thank you for your support of your<br />
Union!<br />
Stay Safe,<br />
Bobby<br />
The <strong>Hawaii</strong><br />
An Official Publication of the<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Local 1463<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
IAFF Local 1463, AFL-CIO<br />
Robert H. Lee, President<br />
Terry Cano,<br />
Secretary-Treasurer<br />
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS<br />
Oahu Division<br />
Todd Hugo, Chair<br />
Christopher Sharrer, Recorder<br />
Bradley Chang<br />
Rankin Kaanoi<br />
Ocean Kaowili<br />
Jay Kemmler<br />
Cleghorn “Boy” Lopes<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> Division<br />
Gerald T. Kosaki, Chair<br />
Ty Medeiros, Recorder<br />
Gifford Matsuoka<br />
Maui Division<br />
Jeffrey Kihune, Chair<br />
Alma Aiwohi, Recorder<br />
Elvin Kamoku<br />
Kauai Division<br />
Colin D. Wilson, Chair<br />
Steven Doi, Recorder<br />
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New Union<br />
Contract Calls for<br />
5 Percent Wage<br />
Increase<br />
According to provisions negotiated in<br />
the most recent <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> (HFFA) collective bargaining<br />
agreement, Local 1463 members will<br />
receive a 5 percent across-the-board<br />
wage increase effective July 1, <strong>2008</strong>. In<br />
addition to the wage increase, HFFA<br />
members will receive continued step<br />
movements based on years of service, a<br />
60 cents-per-hour night-shift differential<br />
and an increase in members’ meal and<br />
uniform allowance.<br />
Here’s a summary of the wage and<br />
benefit adjustments based on the new<br />
HFFA collective bargaining agreement:<br />
Wages<br />
5% across the board wage increase<br />
Step Movements<br />
Continued step movements based on<br />
years of service<br />
Continued catch-up step movements<br />
on anniversary date<br />
Night Shift Differential<br />
60 cents per hour for each full hour<br />
(increased from 45 cents)<br />
30 cents for 1/2 hour or less (increased<br />
from 23 cents)<br />
Meals Allowance<br />
$8.00 per day (increased from $7.00)<br />
Uniform Allowance<br />
$35.00 per month (increased from<br />
$25.00)<br />
HFFA Members Should Consider<br />
Long-Term Care Insurance<br />
The choices you make today can determine how you and your family will live and<br />
where you will live in the future.<br />
Long term care is the care people need when they can not perform the tasks of ordinary<br />
independent living. One of the fallacies of long term care is only the elderly need<br />
this care. Truth be told, 40% of Americans currently receiving long term care services are<br />
between the ages of 18 – 64. Accidents, strokes and heart attacks are the major causes<br />
requiring young individuals to receive long term care services. Put another way, long<br />
term care needs are not age specific.<br />
Long term care may not be a subject that most of us care to dwell on but think about<br />
the many ways that long term care needs could impact your family and friends. Will<br />
they be able to devote sufficient time to care for you? If your spouse is working he/she<br />
may have to reduce their work schedule or leave their job entirely. Could you afford the<br />
loss of income? How would the mortgage and other living necessities be paid? Long<br />
term care services can drain you financially can deplete your income and assets.<br />
Here is the approximate cost in <strong>Hawaii</strong> for various levels of nursing care:<br />
Home Care $3,100<br />
Assisted living $3,500<br />
Nursing home $6,500<br />
Purchasing insurance may be wiser when it comes to covering long term care expenses.<br />
As an example: a 30 year old couple decides to purchase long term care insurance.<br />
The monthly premium is $34.06 (3 year benefit, $100/day nursing home; $50/day home<br />
care, 5% simple inflation, 35% discount). The future value of $34.06 invested at 4%<br />
would be $22,935 in 30 years. The benefit for long term care services would be<br />
$548.000. Waiting to purchase these same benefits at age 60 would cost over $3,200 per<br />
year.<br />
HFFA is pleased to make available to all HFFA members the MetLife’s Long Term Care<br />
Insurance Multi-Life Discount Program through Royal State Insurance. This program<br />
offers all HFFA members a base 5% discount with additional discounts of up to 35%<br />
depending on the plan selected. The Plan is currently available for active members and<br />
their families. The open enrollment period runs from <strong>September</strong> 1, <strong>2008</strong> through<br />
December 1, <strong>2008</strong>. For more information and/or to enroll in the program call the Royal<br />
State Insurance offices:<br />
Oahu 539-1777<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> 935-2766<br />
Maui 244-7245<br />
Kauai 245-4571<br />
Molokai/Lanai 1-800-774-7668 (toll free)<br />
Legacy Continued from page 1<br />
“Francis was a close friend of mine, and while I did not know<br />
Perry as well, his devotion to the labor movement remains legendary,”<br />
said Ferguson, in reading a letter from General<br />
President Schaitberger to HFFA President Robert Lee. “This<br />
memorial will help us to remember what these two great labor<br />
leaders have done for the state of <strong>Hawaii</strong> and its fire fighters,<br />
and it will also remind us of all that can be accomplished as long<br />
as we stand together, united as one in this great union. It is nearly<br />
impossible to talk about one of these men and not mention<br />
the other. Both were leaders, mentors and protectors to fire<br />
fighters across the islands.”<br />
Perry, who retired from the Honolulu <strong>Fire</strong> Department in 1992<br />
as a fire captain, served as HFFA president from 1972 to 1997.<br />
Kennedy, who was also HFFA president in 1970-1971, retired<br />
from the department in 1972. He served as Local 1463’s business<br />
manager from 1972-2001.<br />
Perry’s son, Richard Perry Jr., a retired fire fighter from the<br />
State Crash <strong>Fire</strong> Rescue, and Kennedy’s son, John Kennedy, an<br />
assistant fire chief with the State Crash, were among those in<br />
attendance at the ceremony. Kennedy’s widow, Hazel, was also<br />
present, along with their other children.<br />
“Their successes have united <strong>Hawaii</strong>’s fire fighters, not just on<br />
the local level, but on the state level, as well,” Schaitberger<br />
wrote. “It was because of their hard work that <strong>Hawaii</strong> fire fighters<br />
have collective bargaining, binding arbitration, decent wages<br />
and safer working conditions.<br />
“All of us are lucky to have had two men staunchly dedicated to<br />
duty and the labor movement in our lives. The loss of brothers<br />
Kennedy and Perry created a hole in the fire fighter family that can<br />
never be filled. They will forever be missed and will always remain in<br />
our hearts and minds.”<br />
L-R: Richard Perry, Jr. (retired fire fighter from State Crash Rescue); Toni<br />
Lee Naone (dau of Richard Perry); Marguerite Kennedy (mother of Francis<br />
Kennedy); Hazel Kennedy (widow of Francis Kennedy) and Kennedy’s<br />
children: Marguerite, Danny and John Kennedy (Asst. <strong>Fire</strong> Chief, State<br />
Crash <strong>Fire</strong> Rescue).<br />
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<strong>2008</strong> ‘Fill the Boot’ Raises More tha<br />
Hundreds of <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> Fighter<br />
<strong>Association</strong> (HFFA) members, their families<br />
and friends were on the front line<br />
during the Labor Day weekend volunteering<br />
at “Fill the Boot” sites<br />
statewide. The response from HFFA<br />
members and the community was overwhelming<br />
and the money raised exceeded<br />
all expectations.<br />
The funds raised help those living<br />
with neuromuscular diseases by providing<br />
services, equipment and sponsoring<br />
research. Local 1463’s efforts – along<br />
with the hundreds of International<br />
<strong>Association</strong> of <strong>Fire</strong> Fighter (IAFF) locals<br />
across the United States and Canada –<br />
are part of IAFF’s commitment to the<br />
Muscular Dystrophy <strong>Association</strong> (MDA).<br />
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n $52,000<br />
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Retiree Focus Group Looks to<br />
form New Club<br />
In looking for ways to keep in contact<br />
with “active” retired members of the<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, the<br />
union hosted a “focus” group on August<br />
20 to discuss ways to reach out to these<br />
members. The seven retirees, Simeon<br />
Alo, Kurt Doane, M. Roger Goodell,<br />
Marcus Halualani, Bobby Lenchenko,<br />
David Mortensen and Leon Wolske, all<br />
expressed their enthusiasm about having<br />
more organized activities.<br />
“It was a good first step, getting the<br />
retirees together and having a good<br />
alternative to the department,” Goodell<br />
said. “It’s nice to have another platform<br />
for retiree voices to be heard. The idea<br />
that it is union-based versus the department<br />
is a huge positive.”<br />
The group was very receptive to sports<br />
functions such as golf and softball, and<br />
the possibility of an annual trip to Las<br />
Vegas was even mentioned.<br />
“I think we came up with a lot of<br />
good points, now we have to get things<br />
moving,” Halualani said. “We can bring<br />
a lot of retirees together, even if it’s for<br />
a picnic. We’ve drifted apart over the<br />
years; just to get everybody together<br />
would be great.”<br />
Welcome Honolulu Recruits!<br />
The <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> Fighter would like to welcome the following 94th recruit class<br />
on Oahu that was hired on Aug. 25, <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Daniel K. Andrade<br />
Erik G. Barton<br />
Joseph C. Beam<br />
David C. Clark<br />
John I. Dyer<br />
Keith T. Endow<br />
Daniel B. Goh<br />
Kapono M. Kaluhiokalani<br />
Brandon H.W. Kam<br />
Paul M. Kaneshiro, Jr<br />
Paul A. Kimsel<br />
Travis K. Kotrys<br />
Renbert Y. Miyamoto<br />
David L. Moffat, II<br />
Elvis K. Oliveira<br />
Eric J. Papayoanou<br />
Brother Lenchenko said he would like<br />
to see a retiree section in the <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong><br />
Fighter. He also was high on improving<br />
the website to include union and departmental<br />
updates.<br />
“It was a good start,” Lenchenko said.<br />
“We have to keep in touch. Hopefully,<br />
when we do start these activities, we can<br />
get the guys to come out. I really like the<br />
idea of bringing it to the other islands.”<br />
For Goodell, he could see the advantages<br />
of having a retiree club go well<br />
beyond the camaraderie and social<br />
aspects.<br />
“We can also be an issues-based organization,”<br />
Brother Goodell said. “We can<br />
focus on legislative issues that are important<br />
to us as fire fighter retirees.”<br />
Local 1463 President Robert Lee, who<br />
opened and conducted the meeting, liked<br />
what he saw from this initial group.<br />
“There was a lot of great feedback<br />
about what they wanted,” Brother Lee<br />
said. “Our next step will be to produce a<br />
questionnaire that will be mailed to all of<br />
our union retirees to gauge the interest<br />
and to see what direction they want to<br />
go with this.”<br />
Top L-R: David Mortensen, Roger Goodell. Bottom L-R: Marcus Halualani, Robert Lenchanko, Kurt<br />
Doane.<br />
Lanson P. Ronquilio<br />
Stuttgart I.W. Schilling<br />
Kilikikopa S. Sueda<br />
Samuel A. Taeu, Jr<br />
Drew P. Yamamoto<br />
New HFFA Staff<br />
Member to<br />
Enhance Technical<br />
Communications<br />
Local 1463<br />
members will<br />
soon see a<br />
dramatically<br />
more efficient<br />
and<br />
attractive<br />
website<br />
thanks to the<br />
efforts of<br />
new <strong>Hawaii</strong><br />
<strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong><br />
(HFFA)<br />
Communications<br />
Director<br />
Daisy M.<br />
Canite-<br />
Miyashiro.<br />
That’s just Daisy Canite-Miyashiro<br />
one of the<br />
many projects the former office manager<br />
of the Honolulu <strong>Fire</strong> Department’s<br />
<strong>Fire</strong>men’s Fund is currently working on<br />
for HFFA.<br />
“I’ll do my best to answer questions<br />
and solve technical issues, which in turn,<br />
allows us to improve the website with<br />
their (members’) feedback,” Miyashiro<br />
said. “I look forward to contributing to<br />
the vitality and strength of Local 1463<br />
on behalf of the membership.”<br />
In addition to managing and improving<br />
the union’s website, Miyashiro, who<br />
started at HFFA in January, is working on<br />
a myriad of projects including document<br />
management and migrating legacy files<br />
to e-docs, evaluating and improving the<br />
website’s functionality, compiling an<br />
email database to enable broadcast messaging,<br />
assisting the union’s Constitution<br />
& Bylaws committee and helping to promote<br />
upcoming HFFA events and activities.<br />
Prior to her stint at the <strong>Fire</strong>men’s<br />
Fund, the Kaimuki High School graduate<br />
worked in the San Francisco Bay Area as<br />
a communications and graphics manager<br />
for Bedford Property Investors, Inc. and<br />
was a design services manager with<br />
AlphaGraphics in Concord, Calif.<br />
Miyashiro also has taken graphic design<br />
classes through the continuing education<br />
program at the University of<br />
California at Berkeley.<br />
“All of the projects that Daisy is working<br />
on are important in communicating<br />
pertinent and time-sensitive information<br />
to our members on a moments notice,”<br />
said HFFA President Robert Lee. “She<br />
also will create and manage our ‘members<br />
only’ database for our website identifying<br />
Local 1463 members’ part-time<br />
businesses. We will send out further<br />
information as we develop the guidelines<br />
for this project.”<br />
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<strong>2008</strong> Primary Election HFFA Endorsements<br />
U.S. Representative Congressional District 1<br />
ABERCROMBIE, Neil (D)<br />
U.S. Representative Congressional District 2<br />
HIRONO, Mazie (D)<br />
State Senator District 1<br />
TAKAMINE, Dwight Y. (D)<br />
State Senator District 3<br />
GREEN, Josh (D)<br />
State Senator District 5<br />
BAKER, Roz (D)<br />
State Senator District 6<br />
ENGLISH, J. Kalani (D)<br />
State Senator District 7<br />
HOOSER, Gary L. (D)<br />
State Senator District 12<br />
GALUTERIA, Brickwood M. (D)<br />
State Senator District 16<br />
IGE, David Y. (D)<br />
State Senator District 17<br />
OPEN<br />
State Senator District 18<br />
NISHIHARA, Clarence (D)<br />
State Senator District 21<br />
HANABUSA, Colleen (D)<br />
State Senator District 22<br />
BUNDA, Robert (D)<br />
State Senator District 23<br />
HEE, Clayton (D)<br />
State Representative District 1<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 2<br />
CHANG, Jerry Leslie (D)<br />
State Representative District 3<br />
TSUJI, Clifton (Clift) (D)<br />
State Representative District 4<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 5<br />
HERKES, Robert (Bob) (D)<br />
State Representative District 6<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 7<br />
EVANS, Cindy (D)<br />
State Representative District 8<br />
SOUKI, Joe (D)<br />
State Representative District 9<br />
NAKASONE, Bob (D)<br />
State Representative District 10<br />
MCKELVEY, Angus (D)<br />
State Representative District 11<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 12<br />
YAMASHITA, Kyle P.(D)<br />
State Representative District 13<br />
CARROLL, Mele (D)<br />
State Representative District 14<br />
MORITA, Hermina (Mina) (D)<br />
State Representative District 15<br />
TOKIOKA, James (D)<br />
State Representative District 16<br />
SAGUM, Roland D., III (D)<br />
State Representative District 17<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 18<br />
BERG, Lyla B (D)<br />
State Representative District 19<br />
MARUMOTO, Barbara C. (R)<br />
State Representative District 20<br />
SAY, Calvin K. Y (D)<br />
State Representative District 21<br />
NISHIMOTO, Scott Y. (D)<br />
State Representative District 22<br />
SAIKI, Scott K.(D)<br />
State Representative District 23<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 24<br />
CHOY, Isaac W. (D)<br />
State Representative District 25<br />
BELATTI, Della A. (D)<br />
State Representative District 26<br />
LUKE, Sylvia (D)<br />
State Representative District 27<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 28<br />
RHOADS, Karl (D)<br />
State Representative District 29<br />
MANAHAN, Joey (D)<br />
State Representative District 30<br />
MIZUNO, John (D)<br />
State Representative District 31<br />
WAKAI, Glenn (D)<br />
State Representative District 32<br />
FINNEGAN, Lynn (R)<br />
State Representative District 33<br />
OSHIRO, Blake K. (D)<br />
State Representative District 34<br />
TAKAI, K. Mark P (D)<br />
State Representative District 35<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 36<br />
TAKUMI, Roy M. (D)<br />
State Representative District 37<br />
YAMANE, Ryan (D)<br />
State Representative District 38<br />
LEE, Marilyn B. (D)<br />
State Representative District 39<br />
OSHIRO, Marcus R. (D)<br />
State Representative District 40<br />
HAR, Sharon E. (D)<br />
State Representative District 41<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 42<br />
SCHULTZ, Mike P. (D)<br />
State Representative District 43<br />
PINE, Kymberly (Marcos) (R)<br />
State Representative District 44<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 45<br />
SHIMABUKURO, Maile S. L. (D)<br />
State Representative District 46<br />
MAGAOAY, Michael Y. (D)<br />
State Representative District 47<br />
OPEN<br />
State Representative District 48<br />
ITO, Ken (D)<br />
State Representative District 49<br />
CHONG, Pono (D)<br />
State Representative District 50<br />
THIELEN, Cynthia (R)<br />
State Representative District 51<br />
OPEN<br />
Honolulu Mayor<br />
HANNEMANN, Mufi (NS)<br />
Councilmember Honolulu Council District I<br />
APO, Todd Kala (NS)<br />
Councilmember Honolulu Council District III<br />
MARSHALL, Barbara (NS)<br />
Councilmember Honolulu Council District V<br />
NO ENDORSEMENT<br />
Councilmember Honolulu Council District VII<br />
CACHOLA, Romy M. (NS)<br />
Councilmember Honolulu Council District IX<br />
GARCIA, Nestor R. (NS)<br />
County of <strong>Hawaii</strong> Mayor<br />
KENOI, Billy (NS)<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 1<br />
OPEN<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 2<br />
IKEDA, Donald A. (NS)<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 3<br />
YOSHIMOTO, J (NS)<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 4<br />
ONISHI, Dennis (Fresh) (NS)<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 5<br />
JOSEPH, Wayne (Big Dog) (NS)<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 6<br />
JACOBSON, Bob (NS)<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 7<br />
OPEN<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 8<br />
OPEN<br />
Councilmember <strong>Hawaii</strong> Council District 9<br />
HOFFMANN, Pete (NS)<br />
COUNTY OF MAUI<br />
Councilmember East Maui<br />
MEDEIROS, Bill (Kauakea) (NS)<br />
Councilmember West Maui<br />
JOHNSON, Jo Anne (NS)<br />
Councilmember Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu<br />
VICTORINO, Michael (Mike) (NS)<br />
Councilmember Kahului<br />
PONTANILLA, Joe (NS)<br />
Councilmember South Maui - Open Seat<br />
OPEN<br />
Councilmember Makawao-Haiku-Paia<br />
MOLINA, Mike (NS)<br />
Councilmember Upcountry<br />
BAISA, Gladys Coelho (NS)<br />
Councilmember Lanai - Open Seat<br />
OPEN<br />
Councilmember Molokai<br />
MATEO, Danny A. (NS)<br />
Kauai Special Mayoral Vacancy<br />
RAPOZO, Mel (NS)<br />
Kauai Councilmember (7)<br />
ASING, Bill (Kaipo) (NS)<br />
CHANG, Dickie (NS)<br />
FURFARO, Jay (NS)<br />
KAWAKAMI, Derek (NS)<br />
KOUCHI, Ronald (NS)<br />
KUALII, KipuKai Les P. (NS)<br />
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HFFA Members Volunteer at MDA Summer Camp<br />
Local 1463 members helped volunteers<br />
at the annual Muscular Dystrophy<br />
<strong>Association</strong> (MDA) Summer Camp in<br />
mid-June at Camp Erdman.<br />
Union Softball<br />
Tournament Set<br />
for November 1<br />
The <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> state softball tournament<br />
has been scheduled for the<br />
weekend of Nov. 1, <strong>2008</strong> in Waipio.<br />
Interested members and teams<br />
may contact Rankin Kaanoi at<br />
rkaanoi@hawaiifirefighters.org or<br />
Ivan Kaneshiro at ivanockers@ yahoo.com.<br />
Log On to the HFFA Website<br />
Want to find out the latest about what is happening with the <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> (HFFA)? For the most up-to-date information available exclusively to<br />
Local 1463 members, log on to HFFA’s website at www.hawaiifirefighters.org.<br />
Once in, click on the “members only” section. You will be prompted with a user<br />
name and password – with the user name being your first name, underscore and<br />
last name (no spaces). Your member’s password is your IAFF (International<br />
<strong>Association</strong> of <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong>) number.<br />
The union is currently compiling a communications database and would like members<br />
to give their personal non-work email address on the website. This allows HFFA<br />
the ability to share information on critical issues that may affect members and<br />
reduces the administrative expense of mailing notices to those who prefer to<br />
receive them electronically. Please update your personal email address and help conserve<br />
nature’s resources.<br />
The <strong>Hawaii</strong><br />
An Official Publication of the<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Local 1463<br />
Presorted<br />
Standard<br />
U.S. Postage Paid<br />
Honolulu, <strong>Hawaii</strong><br />
Permit No. 59<br />
<strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Fighters</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
IAFF Local 1463, AFL-CIO<br />
2305 S. Beretania Street, Room 202<br />
Honolulu, <strong>Hawaii</strong> 96826