Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 3, 1 March 1987 — Anderson Elected GOP House Floor Leader; Sen. Wong Re-elected [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Anderson Elected GOP House Floor Leader; Sen. Wong Re-elected

Rep. Whitney Anderson, one of several part Hawaiian and Hawaiian legislators serving in the current session of the Hawaii State Legislature, is the Republican floor leader in the State House of Representatives. Anderson's election followed the selection by Gov. John David Waihee III of Donna Ikeda toa state Senate vacancy earlier in January. As floor leader, Anderson handles mueh of the floor debate for the Republican caucus and is responsible for procedural and ceremonial functions during the legislative session. Anderson has been long active in the Hawaiian Civic Club movement, having served as president of the Kailua HCC. He is currently immediate past president of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and sits on its board of directors.

Another part Hawaiian legislator who made news recently is Sen. Richard S.H. Wong, reelected Senate President. Wong and House Speaker Richard Kawakami of Kauai recently addressed the problem of caring for Hawaii's elderly citizens. According to a recent Honolulu Advertiser story, they admit there are no easy solutions but they have eome up with several suggestions as starters like eonducting a study on the elderly and long-term care population, gathering information on the kind of home care being received and assistance they're getting. Other suggestions include: • Putting the various elderly programs by state agencies under one roof. • Providing adequate program funding so that successful ones ean be expanded and continued. • Begin a program for long-term care insurance. They also suggest that provisions are needed for affordable housing or rental assistance in close proximity to where they live so that they will have easy accessibility to transportation.

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