HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Alex M. Sonson |
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Rep. Helene H. Hale |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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DATE: |
April 7, 2005 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The purpose of this informational briefing is to discuss the potential health risks to Hawaii of avian flu, a strain of influenza that is carried by birds and can infect humans. There have been outbreaks of avian flu in poultry in Asia, and thirty-four human cases reported in the last year.
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Dr. Chiyome Fukino Director, Hawaii State Department of Health |
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Paul V. Effler, M.D. Chief, Disease Outbreak Control Division, Hawaii State Department of Health |
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6050.
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________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair |