Isle legislators get posts with national group

Two Hawaii legislators have been elected to serve in positions for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Rep. Pono Chong (D, Maunawili-Kaneohe) was chosen by lawmakers from across the country to serve on the 2011-2012 NCSL Executive Committee, and Rep. Marilyn Lee (D, Mililani-Mililani Mauka) was picked as president of the executive board of the NCSL’s Women’s Legislative Network.

The NCSL Executive Committee is the organization’s 63-member governing body, which supervises and controls its affairs, committees, finances and policies.

The Women’s Legislative Network represents the 1,739 women serving in state legislatures across the country.