Space reasons forced us to cut our weekly news quiz from this week’s print edition, but here’s the complete quiz below. Enjoy!
1. On April 30, Governor Neil Abercrombie’s office announced that the governor had just signed SB 2175 into law. What does that bill do?
A. Clarifies the state Public Utilities Commission’s authority
B. Prohibits the use of seclusion in public schools
C. Requires children aged 5 to attend kindergarten
D. Authorizes industrial hemp cultivation
E. Prohibit the preparation and consumption of dogs and cats
2. Speaking of Abercrombie, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported on May 4 that the next day, he was to appear at a big fundraiser at the mainland home belonging to which of the following celebrities who has ties to Maui County?
A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Steven Tyler
C. Larry Ellison
D. Willie Nelson
E. Woody Harrelson
3. On May 2, the University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law announced that one of its professors, Kapua Sproat, had just won the 2014 Board of Regents’ Excellence in Teaching Award. Before Sproat joined the university faculty in 2007, she worked for which public interest organization’s Hawaii office?
A. Sierra Club
B. Earthjustice
C. ACLU
D. Sea Shepherd
E. Nature Conservancy
SEE ANSWERS BELOW…
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ANSWERS
1: D–Authorizes industrial hemp cultivation
2: C–Larry Ellison
3: B–Earthjustice
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