Aug 02, 2010
STAR ADVERTISER
Fishpond protected by law may yet be sold
The DOT might use an older law to help in auctioning the land
By Andrew Gomes
“Rep. Lyla Berg (D, Kuliouou-Niu Valley-Aina Haina), said it would be unfortunate if DOT, which did not testify on HB 1665, obtained the votes to sell the land HB 1665 intended to protect from being sold. ‘It’s an inconvenience for the DOT,” she said. ‘I think they need to think a little bit more creatively. State government needs to open up their arms and their eyes and embrace the private resources that are out there.’” More
Hawaii State Legislature
House of Representatives
Lyla B. Berg
18th Representative District
MEDIA RELEASE
REPRESENTATIVE LYLA BERG TO ATTEND WHITEHOUSE TASK FORCE
MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Berg Is One Of Two Delegates From Hawai`i To The Association of Pacific Island Legislators
HONOLULU: JULY 9, 2010 — Hawai`i State Representative Lyla Berg will be attending today’s special meeting of President Obama’s Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force Public Meeting at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai`i. Berg is one of the two Delegates to the Association of Pacific Island Legislators representing Hawai`i and other Pacific island nations. U.S. Senator Dan Inouye is expected toattend and the event will be broadcast &streamed live to an international audience. More
Honolulu Weekly has been talking to candidates for Lieutenant Governor–before the other races suck all of the oxygen out of the proverbial room. This week, we spoke with State Rep. Lyla Berg, a former educator, a theater performer and a community activist.
Like so many people who will be voting this year, I don’t know too much about you. You have perhaps the lowest media profile of any of the major candidates for LG.
It’s because I’m not a career politician. I’m an educator, a single mother, an activist. I perform, I’m involved in the arts.
At the same time, politics are in everything, so having to navigate through the worlds of education and the arts has allowed me to see what’s going on across the state, and feel connected to communities across Hawaii. That’s why I ran for the state House in 2004. Read More
Representative Lyla Berg is a single mother and educator who had to prepare nourishing and interesting meals for her son, Ka’ohukauikala’i, while attending to her own professional responsibilities and personal interests. She offers a favorite recipe of raspberry shrimp with jasmin rice.
So the other day, I blogged about having a beer with Neil Abercrombie and that was fun.
This is Lyla Berg, candidate for Lt. Governor, chatting with Councilman Pete Hoffmann at the Abercrombie rally in Waimea.
This lady is somebody. Read More
HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE
House of Representatives
Lyla B. Berg
18th Representative District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 324
415 South Beretania Street ~ Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813
~ fax 808-586-6511
Email: repberg@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Web site: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/House/Members/Rep18.asp
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CONTACT:
REPRESENTATIVE LYLA BERG
Cell 808-754-0044 (OAHU)
REPRESENTATIVE LYLA BERG IN DC AT SPECIAL INVITATION OF
US DOE SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN
Gathering Of State Legislators To Focus On Reinventing
US Education Delivery & Funding
HONOLULU: JUNE 14, 2010 — Hawai`i State Representative Lyla Berg, Vice-Chair of the House Education Committee is in Washington DC to attend a special U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) State Legislator Conference on Monday, June 14, 2010. The invitation to meet directly with US DOE Secretary Arne Duncan was extended by Stacey Jordan, USDOE Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. Jordon said, “Thank you for taking time out of your extremely busy schedules … Our goal is to hear your thoughts and opinions about the work we are doing as we share with you our vision for educating the nation’s students. We will have a full day with time set aside for question-and-answer sessions so that we can experience a rich dialogue that will ultimately benefit children. We appreciate your active participation. This meeting is an opportunity to interact with Secretary Duncan and Department senior staff, to share your education vision and highlight what you are working on in your local communities.” The conference is being held in the Barnard Auditorium in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Building at the Department of Education.
Representative Berg said, “I’m particularly honored to be invited into this discussion with legislators and decision-makers from every state with the US Department of Education Secretary, Arne Duncan and his department staff. It is a full agenda, and I intend to utilize the opportunity to advocate for more funding to the states. I intend to learn how to best leverage existing and future federal funding to assist Hawai`i in recuperating from the deficiencies that occurred during this past school year because of “Furlough Fridays.” Certainly the recent national and international economic crisis has been a wake-up call for us all and, as difficult as it’s been, it presents a rare opportunity for the best minds in the nation to collaborate and focus on how to transform America’s education system for the good of all our school children.”
Representative Berg will return to Hawai`i on June, 15th and will later present her findings the the Hawai`i DOE. The trip is being personally paid for by Representative Berg.
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February 13, 2010
Lawmakers hope to shake-up public education
By Duane Shimogawa
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s a public education shake-up. Lawmakers hope to change the way the Board of Education is chosen. …
“Berg is behind two education bills in the house. Instead of electing board members, the governor would appoint them. The second bill decides who is on the board, how they’d be selected and what role the student member and the governor would play. ‘It appears to be time to restructure and re-think the Board of Education operates,’ Berg said. ‘The Board of Education is supposed to be a policy making body, not micro-managing the daily activities at a school level or in a classroom.’” View the HNN video HERE or read the transcript HERE.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
OPINION
Vibrant democracy needs informed citizens
By Lyla B. Berg
… “The low participation rates of these demographics mean that their priorities will be the first to be neglected. The young people most likely to be directly affected by government policy — from the war in Iraq to the housing crunch to the lack of affordable healthcare — are also the least prepared to speak up.” … read more…
November 11, 2009
FURLOUGH FRIDAYS
… “State Rep. Lyla Berg, vice chairwoman of the House Education Committee, says Furlough Fridays have helped crystallize the issue and could be an opportunity to build support for teachers and students. ‘The fact that we have international attention should be a motivator for us,’ said Berg, a former teacher herself and principal in Hawaii’s public schools. ‘The community is upset, they’re angry, but also really hopeful their voice will make an impact on the decision makers’ actions. That’s what’s exciting.’” … Read complete story Here
