tina who flew in to be with us this morning, tina, kenny rice to be recognized. [applause]. [applause]. [applause]. in our own state government employees are helping us improve the services to the public everyday. one example is a team of young one yells known as-- one yells known as the three. the wait time for workers comp has been cut in half because of their efforts. this 2017 team of the year from the department of labor and industrial relations washed a project to digitize mountains of paperwork from some 20000 claims a year and there are many more dedicated workers just like them all around the states. jodi, ryan and only him, please stand to be recognized. [applause]. [applause]. they are just a sampling of our homegrown talent. we just need to do more to create a supportive environment around them that will launch and sustain their career here in the island. i hope you leave today knowing that we have laid important groundwork and that hawaii is on the edge of something exciting. at the beginning of my speech, i said hawaii is a beautiful and complex place. i believ