Legislative Briefing

Hey, something's being done.

The state Legislature will hold an informational briefing on what it terms, "the state of the University of Hawai'i (Manoa) athletics department" Monday at the state Capitol, it was announced yesterday.

"If we don't know what the athletics department's problems and concerns are, we are not able to address them," Rep. Jerry Chang, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, said in a press release.

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The statement said athletic director Herman Frazier, "UH-Manoa administrators and coaches in their respective sports" would be involved.

I just hope they get actual answers and solutions, not just assurances and PR-speak. Chang is one of the legislators who spoke to KHON on May 4th, the day the article came out.

UPDATE: KHON's Gina Mangieri did a story about the upcoming briefing last night. Watching the segment, sounds like Jerry Chang will be asking the tough questions.

UPDATE 2: Here's a link Ferd Lewis' column about public testimony not being permitted at the briefing.

UPDATE 3: Stephen Tsai's Warrior Beat is devoting a post to public testimony regarding the AD situation. Also from that post, Northern Colorado is OFFICIALLY on the schedule. Gaaahhh!!!