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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PREPAREDNESS |
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Rep. Scott K. Saiki, Co-Chair |
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Mr. Peter Ho, Co-Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Ms. Wendy Laros |
Mr. Gino Soquena |
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Rep. Richard H. K. Onishi |
Ms. Lisa Maruyama |
Mr. Chris Tatum |
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
Ms. Sheryl Matsuoka |
Dr. Eugene Tian |
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Rep. Bob McDermott |
Ms. Sherry Menor-McNamara |
Ms. Pamela Tumpap |
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Dr. Carl Bonham |
Dr. Mark Mugiishi |
Mr. Raymond Vara |
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Mr. Mufi Hannemann |
Mr. Scott Murakami |
Ms. Tina Yamaki |
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Mr. Peter Ingram |
Mr. Kuuhaku Park |
Mr. Miles Yoshioka |
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Mr. Micah Kane |
Dr. Sarah Park |
Mr. Robert Yu |
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Mr. Nathaniel Kinney |
Mr. Mark Perriello |
Ms. Lauren Zirbel |
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Mr. James Koshiba |
Ms. Noelani Schilling-Webster |
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NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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DATE: |
Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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TIME: |
10:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Via Videoconference |
Please note that committee members will be participating remotely via videoconference.
The informational briefing will be available for live viewing on Olelo Channel 49 on Oahu and will go out live for pick up by neighbor island public access channels. It will also be livestreamed via www.olelo.org.
1. WELCOME – Speaker/Peter Ho
2. UPDATES
a. CARES Act PPP Loans – Jane Sawyer, SBA Administrator
b. Reopening of Hawaii’s Economy
UHERO published a policy brief on April 3, 2020 entitled “How to Control Hawaii’s Coronavirus Epidemic and Bring Back the Economy: The Next Steps.” The policy brief identifies four steps that must be achieved to reopen the economy: (1) restrict overseas and interisland travel; (2) impose a statewide shutdown; (3) expand and coordinate statewide testing; and (4) establish a protocol to gradually relax shutdown restrictions.
The following presenters will discuss Hawaii’s progress in achieving each of the four steps and above questions:
Major General Kenneth Hara
Dr. Bruce Anderson
Prof. Carl Bonham
Prof. Sumner La Croix
Prof. Tim Brown
Alan Oshima
Representatives of Diagnostic Laboratory Services and
Clinical Laboratories
Some of the
specific discussion points include:
What is the status of each step?
What is Hawaii’s current and projected COVID testing
need and capacity?
What is Hawaii’s current and projected processing
capacity for rapid and in-state results?
What is Hawaii’s current and projected need for
antibody testing and processing?
Do we need more laboratory facilities in Hawaii?
Who determines the appropriate time to lift the
shutdown – the state or the counties?
What protocol will the state follow to initiate relaxation
of the shutdown?
Who will prevent and monitor community spread in the
future?
How can this committee work with the Governor’s
economic recovery task force?
3. Other Business and Announcements
4. Next Meeting – April 20, 2020; 10:00 a.m.
5. Adjournment
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 or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please call 586-6100 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the informational briefing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
For further information, please call 586-6100.
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________________________________________ Scott K. Saiki Speaker of the House |