HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PREPAREDNESS

Rep. Scott K. Saiki, Co-Chair

Mr. Peter Ho, Co-Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Mr. James Koshiba

Ms. Noelani Schilling-Webster

Rep. Richard H. K. Onishi

Ms. Wendy Laros

Mr. Gino Soquena

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Ms. Lisa Maruyama

Mr. Chris Tatum

Rep. Bob McDermott

Ms. Sheryl Matsuoka

Dr. Eugene Tian

Dr. Carl Bonham

Ms. Sherry Menor-McNamara

Ms. Pamela Tumpap

Mr. Mufi Hannemann

Mr. Brian Miyamoto

Mr. Raymond Vara

Mr. Peter Ingram

Dr. Mark Mugiishi

Ms. Tina Yamaki

Mr. Micah Kane

Mr. Scott Murakami

Mr. Miles Yoshioka

Mr. Nathaniel Kinney

Mr. Kuuhaku Park

Mr. Robert Yu

Mr. Eric Kingma

Dr. Sarah Park

Ms. Lauren Zirbel

 

Mr. Mark Perriello

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Monday, May 18, 2020

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

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 Cable Television 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.

 

A G E N D A

 

 

1.           WELCOME – Speaker/Peter Ho

2.           UPDATES

a.           UHERO

Update on the State's economic outlook, business projections, and next steps.

              Presenter:

              Carl Bonham

b.           Reopening of Hawaii’s Economy

The consensus is that the prerequisite for the State to incrementally reopen before a vaccine exists is infrastructure to test, screen, monitor and quarantine. These four components make up a public health plan that was distributed on April 13. The presenters will discuss updates regarding the implementation of the plan.

 

 

Presenters:

              Major General Kenneth Hara

              Dr. Mark Mugiishi

              Alan Oshima

c.           Inmate Releases

Details on the process of inmate releases resulting from State Supreme Court orders in an effort to reduce jail populations statewide to mitigate COVID-19 risks.

              Presenter:

              Judge Dan Foley

              d.           Housing

                           Formation of a Housing Subcommittee and its membership.

                                         Presenter:

                                         James Koshiba

              e.           Child Care

Part II of the report on the status of childcare facilities.

              Presenter:

Lisa Maruyama

              f.           Hawaii QUEST

Update regarding the capacity of the QUEST program administered by the Department of Human Services, Med-Quest Division.

Presenter:

Rep. Della Au Belatti

3.           OTHER BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

4.           NEXT MEETING – May 25, 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.

 

 

 

________________________________________

Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House