Welcome to The Hot Seat.

Joining us today is state Senate Minority Leader Fred Hemmings. Sen. Hemmings will take your questions live from noon to 1 p.m. Sen. Hemmings has pegged education, conservation and an affordable economy as priorities this session. He represents District 25, which includes Kailua, Lanikai, Waimanalo and Hawaii Kai.

Just a reminder of the 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.

I know Sen. Hemmings is ready to roll, so let’s chat.

What issues would you like to see the legislature deal with this session? Joining us live Tuesday (Feb.5) from noon to 1 p.m. will be Senate Minority Leader Fred Hemmings. A veteran at the capitol, Sen. Hemmings will take your questions on issues within the legislative purview and share his priorities for this session. Sen. Hemmings can also speak to what it's like to be one of the few Republicans in a legislature dominated by Democrats.

To join us live, wait for the NEW posting that will go up at 12:00 p.m. and post your questions there. If you can't make the live session you can e-mail your questions to me at jmbelding@honoluluadvertiser.com.

See you at noon with state Sen. Fred Hemmings.

Welcome to The Hot Seat. Today, it’s two for one -- joining us live for the next hour, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. are senators Russell Kokubun and Jill Tokuda. (The senators agreed to sit in for Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, who had a personal emergency)

Sen. Kokubun has been leading Hawaii's sustainability efforts and is chairman of the Senate's Commerce, Consumer Protection and Affordable Housing Committee. Sen. Tokuda is chairwoman of the newly created Committee on Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs.

Both senators will join us live for the next hour and will take your questions on issues facing the state legislature, from renewable energy to healthcare to affordable housing and more.

Just a reminder of the 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 to roll? Let’s chat!

Due to a personal emergency, Senate President Colleen Hanabusa will not be able to join us live.

In her place we'll have two Senate leaders: Sen. Russell Kokubun and Sen. Jill Tokuda. Senator Kokubun has been leading Hawaii's sustainability efforts and is also chairman of the Senate's Commerce, Consumer Protection and Affordable Housing Committee. Sen. Tokuda is chairwoman of the newly created Committee on Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs.

Both senators will join us live from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and will take your questions on issues facing the state legislature, from renewable energy to healthcare to affordable housing and more.

So think about what matters most to you and what it will take to set the right course for Hawaii -- and share your thoughts and questions with our two senators.

To join us live, wait for the NEW posting that will go up at 12:30 and post your questions there. If you can't make the live session you can e-mail your questions to me at jmbelding@honoluluadvertiser.com.

See you at 12:30 p.m. with Sens. Jill Tokuda and Russell Kokubun, on The Hot Seat.

From renewable energy to healthcare to affordable housing and more. As Hawaii searches for a sustainable future, our state Legislature will have no shortage of issues to tackle this year.

And as the legislative session kicks into full gear, I've asked state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa to join us on The Hot Seat. Sen. Hanabusa will take your questions live today (Jan. 31) from 12:30 to 1:30.

So think about what matters most to you and what it will take to set the right course for Hawaii -- and share your thoughts and questions with Sen. Hanabusa on The Hot Seat.

To join us live, watch for the new posting that will go up at 12:30 and post your questions there. If you can't make the live session you can e-mail your questions to me at jmbelding@honoluluadvertiser.com.

See you at 12:30 p.m. with Sen. Hanabusa, on The Hot Seat.