Hawai`i County Democrats
Thank you to everyone that attended our Pre-County Convention on March 21st!
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Aloha!
Mahalo nui loa to those of you who had the public roles at yesterday's Pre-Convention. I believe we had a successful event, and definitely accomplished all the work we set out to do.
Ilihia, you did such a great job with live-editing the amendments and helping the members who didn't quite know how to word their suggestions. Seeing the proposed changes on the screen made it so easy for the members to know exactly what they were voting on each time. Kudos to you for securing HGEA as our venue (great location for future HCC meetings), and making sure the members were well-fed. Closing out the meeting with your reading of the Phil Barnes resolution made for a very nice ending.
Tina Marie, terrific job on keeping the minutes, always making sure to get names of those who made motions and seconded motions, and keeping such good humor at all times.
Renee, I know you weren't feeling well yesterday but you came anyway to make sure we got the convention rules handled. Thank you for that, and for being such a reliable advisor about everything.
Noelle, you had the toughest job of the day. There was more discussion about the platform than anything else we did yesterday. Amendments. Amendments to the amendments. Members confused about whether or not they were even making an amendment. People speaking out of turn. All challenging to deal with but you got through it all. Really appreciate you!
Shannon, for your work on platform and for advising Noelle and all of us in your very measured and calm way. You're always so great to have at meetings for those reasons. We missed you in the afternoon. We ended the meeting right on time with unanimous approval of the Phil Barnes resolution. Beautifully written!
Gretchen & Mike, thanks for once again handling the registration table. You do that so well, and you're especially good at making new members feel welcome and included. Which I still remember from when I first got involved. Thanks also for your contributions to the Phil Barnes resolution.
Sunita, Although you were away yesterday, I want to thank you for the packet of resolutions that was so well prepared and organized. Eighteen of them! And believe it or not, we got through them all and adjourned the meeting at 2:30.
Now on to the County Convention....
Charlie
HCC Chair
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