HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
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Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Richard P. Creagan |
Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say |
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Rep. Lynn DeCoite |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Kaniela Ing |
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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, & CULTURE AND THE ARTS |
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Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti, Chair |
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Rep. Beth Fukumoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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The purpose of this Informational Briefing is to update the legislature and the public on lessons learned in light of several natural disasters that occurred across the United States and its territory in 2017 including Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Irma in Florida, and wildfires in California and what the State can implement to further improve its resiliency to disaster.
Invitees include the following individuals and representatives from the appropriate agencies:
· Department of Defense, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, David Lopez, Critical Systems Planner, or designee
· Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, Elizabeth Pickett, Executive Director, or designee
· University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Cooperative Extension, Clay Trauernicht, PhD, Wildland Fire Specialist, or designee
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6453 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6453.
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________________________________________ Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Gregg Takayama Chair |
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