That’s according to Blake Oshiro, Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s deputy chief of staff. Of the 195 bills that came from the administration, 111 passed — nearly double the number that survived the 2011 session.

Capitol Watch reports:

Oshiro spoke about the just-concluded legislative session before the Hawaii Economic Association at The Plaza Club Thursday (May 10).

To achieve that success rate, Oshiro, a former lawmaker, said the administration made sure it was very visible during the session, including sometimes late into the evening.

“I was there for 11 years, and the Legislature can be very trying and exhausting,” he said. “If you are there to 2 or 3 in the morning, and if you are suffering, you want to see others suffering,” he said, getting a laugh from the audience. “So, when we see (department) directors there, at 10 p.m. at night, tired and grumpy, they are suffering with us.”

Rep. Blake Oshiro, back in the day.