THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

2016 REGULAR SESSION

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Thursday, January 21, 2016
TIME:	9:00 AM - Completion
PLACE:	Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

9:00 AM – 12:00 noon

Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (Briefing Materials)

                HHSC – Corporate Office                                                                                                         HTH 210

                Kahuku Hospital                                                                                                                         HTH 211

                HHSC – Regions                                                                                                                          HTH 212

                Alii Community Care                                                                                                                  HTH 213

1:30 PM – Completion

Council on Revenues (Hearing Notices)

                  Kurt Kawafuchi, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A., C.P.A, Chair, Council on Revenues

Mr. Kawafuchi has been invited to brief the Joint Committee on the latest deliberations of the Council on Revenues.

Economic Overview (Briefing Materials)

                Paul H. Brewbaker, Ph.D – Principal, TZ Economics

                Carl S. Bonham, Ph.D – Executive Director, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO)

                Eugene X. Tian, Ph.D – Research & Statistics Officer, Research and Economic Analysis Division, Dept. of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

Dr. Brewbaker, Dr. Bonham, and Dr. Tian will present, to the Legislature, their views on the current and future economic outlook for the State of Hawaii.

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6800 or 586-6200 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6800 or 586-6200.

________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair	________________________________________ Senator Jill N. Tokuda Chair
________________________________________ Rep. Joseph M. Souki Speaker of the House	________________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate