Meeting of the Hawaii State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission
on Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event was
announced today by the United States Commission on Civil Rights:
WHAT: Orientation and planning meeting for Hawaii State Advisory Committee
members
WHEN: Thursday, September 24, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. HST to 1:00 p.m. HST (Note:
Hawaii does not observe DST)
WHERE: Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Room #3, 2005 Kalia Road, Honolulu, HI
The Hawaii State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil
Rights will meet from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM (HST) on Tuesday, September 22,
2009. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Room #3,
2005 Kalia Road, Honolulu, HI
This is the first meeting of the re-chartered Hawaii State Advisory Committee.
The purpose of the meeting is for committee members to receive an orientation
and for the Committee to plan future activities. The meeting is open to the
public.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency of
the federal government. Its members, appointed by the President and Congress,
are: Gerald A. Reynolds, Chairman, Abigail Thernstrom, Vice-chair, and
Commissioners Todd Gaziano, Gail Heriot, Peter N. Kirsanow, Arlen D. Melendez,
Ashley Taylor and. Michael Yaki. Martin Dannenfelser is the staff director.
Peter Minarik is acting director of the Western Regional Office.
The Commission has advisory committees in all states and the District of
Columbia to assist in its fact-finding function. State advisory committees
receive reports, suggestions, and recommendations from individuals, public and
private organizations, and public officials, and examine civil rights issues
in their respective states. The Arizona State Advisory Committee is one of 51
such committees, and its members serve without compensation. Michael Lilly is
chairman of the Hawaii Advisory Committee.
SOURCE U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Peter Minarik of the United States Commission on Civil Rights,
+1-213-894-3437
