Welcome to The Hot Seat. Joining us live today (Feb.27) for the next hour will be state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa.

The senator from Waianae will answer YOUR questions from noon to 1 p.m. on issues facing the Legislature this session. She’ll also address issues in her district.

From affordable housing and homelessness, to the environment and renewable energy, Sen. Hanabusa is on deck to take on your questions live, so bring ‘em on.

Just a reminder of our Hot Seat ground rules: Please keep your questions concise and on point to allow us to get to as many folks as possible. And let’s keep it civil — no personal attacks please.

Ready? Hit the comment button below, and let’s chat.

Get ready folks. Joining us live Wednesday (Feb.27) will be state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa. The senator from Waianae will answer YOUR questions from noon to 1 p.m. on issues facing the Legislature this session.

From affordable housing and homelessness, to the environment and renewable energy. Sen. Hanabusa will be on deck to take on your questions live.

To join the conversation, wait for the NEW posting that will go up at noon Wednesday (the day of the chat) and post your questions there.

Or if you can’t join us live, you can e-mail your questions in advance to me at jmbelding@honoluluadvertiser.com and I’ll try to get them in between the live postings, as time permits.

See you Wednesday, with Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, on The Hot Seat.

Welcome to the Hot Seat. The Legislature is in full swing and issues ranging from healthcare to housing to recycling are now on deck. Joining us live today (Feb. 19) is Rep. Kirk Caldwell, House Majority Leader. Rep. Caldwell will answer your questions live from noon to 1 p.m.

Just a reminder of our Hot Seat ground rules: Please keep your questions concise and on point to allow us to get to as many folks as possible. And let’s keep it civil — no personal attacks please.

Ready? Let’s go…

The Legislature is in full swing and issues ranging from healthcare to housing to recycling are now on deck. Joining us live Tuesday to answer your questions will be House Majority Leader Kirk Caldwell.

Rep. Caldwell will be with us from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 19) here on The Hot Seat.

To join us live, watch for the NEW posting that will go up Tuesday at noon and post your questions there, not here. If you can’t make the live session, you can e-mail your questions to me at jmbelding@honoluluadvertiser.com.

So get your questions ready, and join us live Tuesday with Rep. Caldwell.

Welcome to The Hot Seat. Today were’ dealing with the ceded lands settlement. The state and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs recently reached an agreement to settle the 30-year dispute between the state and OHA over income and proceeds from ceded lands. Under that agreement, the state will give OHA cash and land totaling $200 million to end the dispute that centers on public lands turned over to the U.S. by the Republic of Hawaii in 1898.

Joining us for the next hour will be two key forces behind that agreement: state Attorney General Mark Bennett and OHA Administrator Clyde Namuo. They will answer your questions live for the next hour, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Please remember our Hot Seat ground rules: Please keep your questions concise and on point to allow us to get to as many folks as possible. And let’s keep it civil — no personal attacks please.

Since we’ve got them both on deck, when you ask your questions, please let us know if you are directing your question to Mark Bennett or Clyde Namuo, or both.

Thanks folks! Let’s go.