If I am not mistaken, Senator Kai Kahele only showed up to one WAM/FIN conference committee hearing. If he really wanted to get funding for the research, he should have made it an effort to show up to these hearings to advocate for the funding. If Sen. Tokuda did not listen to him, he should have gone to Rep. Luke. Rat lungworm has been a problem on the Big Island for years, they should have took a more proactive approach, rather than sit back and wait to see if their bill gets passed.