"Can you assure me that will not happen going forward?"
"I understand contract costs come in under. That is nothing to scold anybody about."
"I think it is your job to ensure contract compliance, and it is Restaurant Associates' responsibility to not just go by the letter of the contract, but to understand they have a special obligation to ..."
"I found it totally outrageous, and I am not alone. Members of the Senate on both sides of the aisle found this to be outrageous."
"I do not think it is Members of the Senate's job to serve essentially as labor lawyers for 86 individuals."
"Are you confident that they are complying with the terms of the contract?"
"Are you exploring all of your options with respect to the contract?"
"this fair market rent (FMR), the level that is set in terms of FMR, is just totally unrealistic."
"I support the request for additional housing vouchers, but I want to understand how these vouchers are going to be allocated if funded."
"I'm very well aware of the challenge there in Honolulu particularly and on the West Coast more broadly."
"I have heard from public housing authorities (PHAs) and a number of voucher holders on each of Hawaii's four counties who are frustrated that fair market rents are unrealistically low."
"I support community planning strategies to create walkable neighborhoods and to take care of pedestrians."