1. According to an April 28 Sierra Club of Hawaii press release, state bill HB1593 has been deferred indefinitely, meaning it’s dead this legislative session. What did the bill do?

A. Establish goals for fossil-free ground transportation in Hawaii.

B. Provide financial support for low- and -middle-income households who want to invest in renewable energy equipment.

C. Enacts provisions of the Paris Agreement as Hawaii state law.

D. Appropriates funds for research on prevention/mitigation of Rapid Ohia Death.

E. Makes an appropriation for a new ag park in South Maui.

2. Also on April 28, the Hawaii chapters of Common Cause and the League of Women Voters expressed disappointment that HB1401–which proposed uniform voting by mail across the state–had stalled in conference committees. According to their joint news release, Hawaii has been “dead last” in terms of voter turnout for how many of the last presidential elections?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

E. Five

3. On May 1, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that Maui Brewing Company owners Garrett and Melanie Marrero had won this year’s national Small Business Persons of the Year award. Who is in charge of the Small Business Administration?

A. Former banker Wilbur Ross

B. Billionaire Betsy DeVos

C. Former Goldman Sachs banker Steven Mnuchin

D. Former WWE President Linda McMahon

E. Former corporate attorney Robert Lighthizer

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1: B–Provide financial support for low- and -middle-income households who want to invest in renewable energy equipment.

2: E–Five

3: D–Former WWE President Linda McMahon

Photo of Melanie and Garrett Marrero: Henry Arroyo