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The Sunday Advertiser ran an article about the Sierra Club’s scorecard on Hawaii State legislators.

Lawmakers scored on environmental votes
Sunday, July 30, 2006

When it comes to sustainability issues like the Legacy Lands Act, coastal access, recycling and land use, the Sierra Club Hawai’i Chapter has given state Rep. Hermina Morita and Rep. Tommy Waters perfect scores for their voting records.

With a 93 percent score, state Sen. Gary Hooser topped the list of senators on the 2005-2006 Legislature Environmental Scorecard.

The lawmakers were ranked according to their votes on 10 Senate and eight House bills to provide a rough guide on how each lawmaker stands on sustainability issues.

Other lawmakers in the top tier included: Sen. Les Ihara, Jr.; Sen. J. Kalani English; Rep. Lyla Berg; Rep. Brian Schatz; Rep. Maile Shimabukuro; Rep. Cynthia Thielen; Rep. Roy Takumi and Rep. Kirk Caldwell.

Thielen was the only Republican in the top tier. Republican senators Gordon Trimble, Sam Slom and Paul Whalen were ranked lowest in their chamber, while the bottom category included four House Republicans — Lynn Finnegan, William Stonebraker, Barbara Marumoto, Mark Moses and Colleen Meyer — as well as Democrat Bob Nakasone.