The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscious stupidity.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN vs HOUSE SPEAKER TIP O'NEILL – THE CLASH OF THE TITANS
“They didn't differ about everything, though. Both men revered the presidency, and both believed they were elected to make things happen. For them, partisanship--while completely appropriate in politics--always had a natural endpoint. "After the second Tuesday in November, we all started to figure out how to get things done." - Former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski. "None of this putting off the tough decisions until another day. They just wanted to work.”
“There is an old cowboy saying: "A job doesn't get done when it's started with a promise and finished with an alibi." Perhaps that same cowboy also observed: "You can't break a horse while sitting on the fence." Tip and the Gipper got a lot done, and the country benefited. They marginalized the wingnuts of their parties and allowed compromise to happen.”
- Former US Congressman Charles Stenholm (TX)
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN vs HOUSE SPEAKER TIP O'NEILL – THE CLASH OF THE TITANS
“They didn't differ about everything, though. Both men revered the presidency, and both believed they were elected to make things happen. For them, partisanship--while completely appropriate in politics--always had a natural endpoint. "After the second Tuesday in November, we all started to figure out how to get things done." - Former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski. "None of this putting off the tough decisions until another day. They just wanted to work.”
“There is an old cowboy saying: "A job doesn't get done when it's started with a promise and finished with an alibi." Perhaps that same cowboy also observed: "You can't break a horse while sitting on the fence." Tip and the Gipper got a lot done, and the country benefited. They marginalized the wingnuts of their parties and allowed compromise to happen.”
- Former US Congressman Charles Stenholm (TX)
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
ARISTOTLE
It always seems impossible until it's done.
NELSON MANDELA
Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.
ALBERT SCHWEITZER
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The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) tries to prevent double payments of policyholder and claimant losses under multiple federal disaster relief programs. When Treasury implemented TRIA’s double payment rules more than 15 years ago it assumed future disaster relief programs would look a lot like those previously rolled out for hurricanes, floods and earthquakes.
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Parkview Health System, Inc. (Parkview) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Parkview will pay $800,000 and adopt a corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program.
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LEADERSHIP is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
- Sheryl Sandberg
Success is making a positive difference to other people, especially seeing others grow, succeed and thrive as a result of your own small contribution. - Azran Osman Rani
Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent. - Bill Gates
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
ARISTOTLE
It always seems impossible until it's done.
NELSON MANDELA
Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.
ALBERT SCHWEITZER
Each cycle members of the Southwest California Legislative Council are assigned a ballot proposition to review based on their areas of expertise. They present that information to the council where it is discussed, debated, audience members and legislators provide additional feedback, and then a position is adopted. While all votes are not unanimous, the positions represented here are those we feel best represent what is best for our wider membership, our business and individual Chamber members.
A comprehensive guide to the laws governing surrogacy arrangements in North Transatlantic (the UK, the USA, and Canada). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4485.2888
The Southwest California Legislative Council assigned each of the 17 ballot propositions to one of our Directors / subject matter experts. Each prepared a report noting the title of the proposition, official verbiage, entities in support or opposition to the measure, where the funding came from and what a YES or NO vote means on the ballot. The Council discussed these details and adopted a position based on our Strategic Initiatives and the impact of the proposition on our business community.
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) tries to prevent double payments of policyholder and claimant losses under multiple federal disaster relief programs. When Treasury implemented TRIA’s double payment rules more than 15 years ago it assumed future disaster relief programs would look a lot like those previously rolled out for hurricanes, floods and earthquakes.
COVID-19 has shaken that assumption.
Parkview Health System, Inc. (Parkview) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Parkview will pay $800,000 and adopt a corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program.
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LEADERSHIP is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
- Sheryl Sandberg
Success is making a positive difference to other people, especially seeing others grow, succeed and thrive as a result of your own small contribution. - Azran Osman Rani
Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent. - Bill Gates
Demonstrate determination, resiliency, and tenacity. Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses. Use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better-not reasons to quit. – Jamie Dimon
A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best. – Dick Vitale
Every day we have an opportunity to create a living masterpiece. – Michael Gervais
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. – Michael Jordan
By far the most important road to success is actually staying ON the road. Do not allow adversity to distract you from your passion, instead use it as fuel to trudge ahead. However sometimes adversity does not seem to allow an opportunity to work in your favor. As Doc Rivers famously said, “You have to be willing to get your heart broken to be a champion”. Sometimes the name of the game is thick skin and perseverance. - Don Yaeger, Leadership Strategy
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We’re putting 2020 in the rearview mirror and gazing into the crystal ball to see what 2021 holds. Stephen Grossbart, PhD, and Dan Orenstein, JD, tackle the challenge of predicting what’s next for healthcare in 2021. Stephen and Dan discuss the trends and policies most impactful to the industry and attempt to answer the following questions on everyone’s mind.
- Healthcare technology—Where is it headed? What’s the next big thing?
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The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them̶
- Arthur C. Clarke
Don't fear moving slowly forward ... fear standing still
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Ask yourself: Can I give more? The answer is usually: Yes
- Paul Tergat
When I do the best I can with what I have, then I have won my race.
- Jay Foonberg
Rather than falling into despair, governments can use the challenges of our time to help us find a new, better way to serve our fellow citizens. We can remove the barriers, real and imagined, that create an "us versus them" dynamic. It's up to us whether today's sombre mood is permanent, or just the darkness before the dawn. - Rather than falling into despair, governments can use the challenges of our time to help us find a new, better way to serve our fellow citizens. We can remove the barriers, real and imagined, that create an "us versus them" dynamic. It's up to us whether today's sombre mood is permanent, or just the darkness before the dawn.
- Joseph Maltby
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Excuses kill solutions and dilute passion. Kill excuses before it kills you. Focus is key! Obstacles will always exist on your path, but it's important to remember that it is not these challenges that stop us from becoming the amazing people we can be, it is often our own excuses that stop us. - Vijay Eswaran
Audit success comes from service, not from status. The true standards of audit practice are found within the auditor's character: honesty, integrity, self control and high ethical values. The printed standards are merely guidelines for trying to make the art of auditing into a profession. - Michael L. Piazza
Auditors must develop a reputation that proclaims that they know what they are doing... that their reviews are factual and unbiased... that they deserve to be respected... that they are professionals with professional qualifications. A fundamental key to audit success is the reputation for objectivity. That implies independence from activities reviewed. Complete independence is an unattainable goal while practical independence is not only possible but absolutely essential. - Larry Sawyer
The bull rider in the chute apparently couldn't get his grip and kept resetting. - Sara M. Anderson
The rodeo ain't over till the bull riders ride. - Ralph Carpenter
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. - Vince Lombardi
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
- Robert Frost
Sometimes the right path is not the easiest.
- Grandmother Willow
LEADership is the ability to translate vision into reality.
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Realize that if a door closed, it's because what was behind it wasn't meant for you.
- Mandy Hale
I believe each of us has a mission in life, and that one cannot truly be living their most fulfilled life until they recognize this mission and dedicate their life to pursuing it. - Blake Mycoskie
A mission statement is not something you write overnight. But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life. - Stephen Covey
There are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who ask, 'What happened?'
- Casey Stengel
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
- Conrad Hilton
The Law is a mighty machine. Woe to the unfortunate man who, wholly or in part innocent, becomes entangled in its mighty wheels, unless his innocence is patent or his rescue planned and executed by able counsel. The machine will grind on relentlessly and ruthlessly, and blindfolded justice does not see that the grist is sometimes stained with blood.
- Edward Johnes, Esq.
Inner harmony means knowing yourself, accepting yourself and delighting yourself. Make your body and mind the best friends to give your best, effortlessly, in any area of your life.
- Savitha Hosamane
Michael Jordan:
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Write your own book instead of reading someone else's book about success. Great moments are born from great opportunities. This is your time. Their time is done. It's over. This is your time. Now go out there and take it!
- Herb Brooks
No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; that is to be a nurse.
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Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription. - Val Saintsbury
It's no secret that the healthcare system needs some work. In fact, it's not really a system at all. It's confusing, it's difficult to navigate, and it's too expensive. When you combine that with some of the demographic trends that you see in our country — the population is getting older, we're experiencing more chronic disease — it gets even more complicated and more expensive. And consumer expectations are changing dramatically as well. So, this creates an opportunity for an organization like ours to lead this digital transformation.
Steve Nelson, CEO
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When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.
I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even of supreme sacrifice.
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1. It Must Be A Fragile System If It Can Be Brought Down By Just A Few Berries
Katniss Everdeen,The Hunger Games
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BILL TO UNIFY TRAVEL RULES DRAWS OPPOSITION ON KAUAI
By Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star Advertiser, February 10, 2021
<https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/10/hawaii-news/bill-to-unify-travel-rules-draws-opposition-on-kauai/>
Hawaii lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a uniform and simplified travel
policy for visitors and residents returning to Hawaii or flying between islands. But the
measure, supported by the tourism industry and business trade groups, is eliciting opposition
on Kauai, where more stringent rules are in place to protect local residents from the COVID-
19 pandemic.
House Bill 1286 would exempt anyone entering the state or traveling between the islands from
mandatory quarantine requirements if they received a negative test from a state-approved
provider within 72 hours of the final leg of their departure. The bill also provides options for
people who arrive in the islands without the result of a test if it’s through no fault of their own.
Lee Evslin, a retired doctor and former CEO of Kauai's Wilcox Hospital, “What the experts
are essentially saying is that we are either in the eye of the storm or we really are in the
recovery mode — and we don't know if we are or not. It's a race, essentially, between the
ability to immunize and these variants taking over.” Evslin, who opposes the bill, said that
now isn’t the time to loosen restrictions.
The bill passed out of a joint hearing before the House Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness
Committee and House Labor and Tourism Committee. But it still faces hearings before two
more House committees before it can pass over to the Senate for consideration. It will likely
face a difficult path for approval, with neighbor island lawmakers already expressing
reservations Tuesday.
Rep. Angus McKelvey (D, Lahaina-Kaanapali-Honokohau) voted to pass the bill out of
committee but said he had “major concerns.”
Rep. Tina Wildberger (D, South Maui) voted against the bill. She said uniform travel rules
aren't necessarily going to be the magic bullet for tourism, noting that hotel occupancy on all
islands is extremely low, not just on Kauai. “I feel that the counties need to be able to retain
their autonomy,” she said.
HB1286
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1286&year=2021>
Measure Title: RELATING TO TRAVEL
Report Title: Statewide Safe Travels Program Exemption; COVID-19; Quarantine
2. Description: Exempts any person from the post-arrival mandatory self-quarantine if the person
receives a negative test result prior to arrival. Allows DOH to establish
conditions for exemption. Requires certain COVID-19 tests for travelers who do
not have a test result upon arrival to avoid mandatory self-quarantine. Requires
any person who receives a positive test for COVID-19 post-arrival to be
responsible for all costs associated with that person's mandatory self-quarantine.
Repeals on 12/31/2021. [Emphasis Supplied]
Companion:
Package: None
Current Referral: PDP/LAT, JHA, FIN
Introducers: Saiki, Aquino, Belatti, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashem, Hashimoto, Holt, Ichiyama,
Ilagan, Johanson, Kapela, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, D. Kobayashi, Lowen,
Matayoshi, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morikawa, Nakashima, Onishi, Quinlan, Tam,
Tarnas, Todd, Yamane, Yamashita
Status:
1/27/2021 H Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2/1/2021 H Referred to PDP/LAT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
2/5/2021 H Bill scheduled to be heard by PDP/LAT on Tuesday, 02-09-21 8:30AM in House
conference room 309 Via Videoconference.
2/9/2021 H The committees on PDP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH
AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s)
Ichiyama, Eli, Cullen, Mizuno, Woodson, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations:
Representative(s) McKelvey, Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Wildberger; and
Excused: none.
2/9/2021 H The committees on LAT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH
AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi,
Sayama, Belatti, Holt, D. Kobayashi, Takayama, Okimoto; Ayes with
reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
____________________________________
TESTIMONY
4 Highlighted
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2021/Testimony/HB1286_TESTIMONY_PDP-LAT_02-09-21_.PDF>
James E Raymond
As a retired Deputy Attorney General, I can tell you this bill has a number of flaws,
primarily in the form of ambiguities and unanticipated consequences. But more importantly, it
forces Kauai to follow the unSafe Travels program that has already been found to cause
significant problems for that island -- why in the world would you want to spoil the only safe
harbor in Hawaii?
3. This bill would also remove the option for any other Mayor that decides to opt out of the
unSafe Travels program. The bill represents the worst kind of special interest micromanaging
by the legislature and ruins the ability of the Governor to react quickly and
decisively to the pandemic - please kill this bill.
____________________________________
Lynn Otaguro
While economic health is important, even more than the economy, people depend on their
government to take the steps that will protect the public health. And as these past months have
demonstrated, until public health issues and COVID-19 are addressed, the economy cannot
truly recover.
With this in mind, HB 1286 presents several concerns.
First, section 1(b) of this bill would codify practices, which even now, do not reflect the latest
guidance for safe travel.
Please see for example, the CDC guidance at <https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
ncov/travelers/testing-airtravel.html>.
However, greater concern lies in the sweeping provisions of section 1(a) of the bill which
require that the travel protocols in 1(b) precede and preempt all other laws, ordinances, rules,
orders, or proclamations. Section 1(a) provides:
Notwithstanding chapter 127A or any other law to the contrary, this Act shall take
precedence over all conflicting statutes concerning this subject matter and shall
preempt all contrary laws, ordinances, rules, orders, or proclamations adopted by
the State, a county, or any department or agency thereof.
Under this section, the worry is that as COVID-19 and circumstances change, we may be
locked into a protocol that is insufficient to protect the public health and lead to economic
recovery. One consequence of section 1(a) is that counties will no longer have the flexibility
to adjust their travel requirements to better protect their communities.
At present, the statewide requirements have provided for a floor, setting a level of protection
across the state, but allowing a county, such as Kauai, to provide more protection with the
governor's approval. This has allowed Kauai to stay at relatively low rates of infection and
limit community spread. In contrast, Maui has gone from relatively few cases prior to October
15, to consistently higher numbers since then.
If this bill is passed, all counties will be tied to the protocols in the bill and Kauai will no
longer be able to continue the practices that have kept its people safer. But perhaps more
troubling is the possibility that this bill will take away flexibility from even state leaders to
address a changing landscape. The language of section 1(a) of the bill appears to take away
even the governor's emergency powers to adjust the travel protocols through emergency
proclamation.
4. Our understanding of COVID-19 and how to protect against its transmission has been
evolving over time.
Now, we also see that the virus itself is changing and new variants, including the highly
contagious UK variant, are coming into the state. It is therefore critical to maintain the ability
to respond quickly to address the transmission of COVID-19. As our understanding of
COVID-19 continues to develop, it would be unwise to lock ourselves into travel protocols
that might no longer reflect scientific advice and that could harm the health of our people and
state.
For these reasons, I oppose this bill and I urge you to carefully consider, with the advice of
your attorneys and health experts, if this bill will achieve what is best for our state. Thank you
for your consideration.
____________________________________
STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
The Department of Health is able to provide technical and scientific guidance for exemptions
from testing requirements. However, the establishment of the conditions should be the
purview of the incident commander who would additionally incorporate other considerations,
including practicality and feasibility, when establishing the policies for exemptions.
Additionally, it is noted that the current language addresses responsibility for mandatory self-
quarantine costs for travelers who receive positive test results, but does not address who is
responsible for quarantine costs for travelers without positive test results but who have not
received and uploaded negative test results upon arrival.
The question of how mandatory quarantine will be implemented and enforced and with what
resources long term is unclear. The Department recommends the bill specify that the Safe
Travels program, administered by the incident commander, will implement and manage
implementation of travel-related quarantine.
________________________________
STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (HI-EMA)
While HI-EMA understands the challenges of the COVID-19 emergency, HI-EMA feels that
this measure may not be necessary as the various counties already have a clear sense of how
they wish to handle quarantines and testing requirements for travelers. This has also been
addressed in the State emergency proclamations for this incident.
________________________________
5. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A BILL TO BECOME A LAW IN HAWAII?
The Public Hearing Process
For a bill to become law in the State of Hawaii, a bill must pass three readings (votes) on the
floor of each chamber. But the process also asks that it move through every committee that it
is referred to, and committees consider the bill at public hearings. House rule 11.5 (4)
specifies that no bill shall be reported out of a committee unless it receives a public hearing,
and Senate rule 23 (4) asks at least one Senate committee to hold a public hearing on a bill
before it is passed out of the Senate. Public hearings are an integral part of the Legislature's
work at the Capitol and key to the public's participation in the legislative process. They
provide individuals and interest groups with an opportunity to share their thoughts, views,
opinions, and perspectives on measures under consideration by a committee, and allow
committees to gather information and publicly make recommendations on those measures.
Source: Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau, Public Access Room
<https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/overview-of-the-legislative-process/what-does-it-take-for-a-bill-to-become-a-law-in-hawaii>