THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

 

 

COMMITTEE ON PANDEMIC AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Rep. Linda Ichiyama, Chair

Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli, Vice Chair

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Friday, December 11, 2020

TIME:

10:00 am

PLACE:

Via Videoconference

 

THE STATE CAPITOL IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

A live stream of all Standing Committee meetings will be available online.

Selected meetings will also be broadcast live on ‘Ōlelo Community Media.

 

Click here for the live stream of this meeting (link available shortly before the scheduled start time).

 

A G E N D A

 

  1. Opening Remarks, Remote Procedures - Rep. Linda Ichiyama (5min)

 

  1. COVID-19 Vaccine Basics - Dr. Tarquin Collis, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii (10min)

 

  1. Summary of the Vaccine Trial and FDA Approval Process – Dr. Melinda Ashton, Hawaii Pacific Health (10min)

 

  1. DOH State Vaccination Plan – Dr. Libby Char, Director, Hawaii Department of Health; Dr. Sarah Kemble, Acting State Epidemiologist (30min)

 

    1. Vaccine Prioritization/Allocation Working Group
    2. Vaccine Communications Working Group – Mr. Alan Tang, Department of Health
    3. Vaccine Medical Advisory Working Group – Dr. Curtis Toma, Kalihi Palama Health Center
    4. Vaccine Provider Outreach and Enrollment Working Group
    5. Vaccination Program Training and Exercise Working Group - Lt. Col. Jonathan Ishikawa, Hawaii Department of Defense; Dr. Angela Henderson, Department of Health
  1. Community Partner Perspective (10min)
    1. Nursing Home Representative - Wes Lo, CEO, Hale Makua Maui (5min)
    2. Pacific Islander Community Partner - Jocelyn Howard, Program Director, We Are Oceania                                                          
  2. Questions from Committee Members (20min)

 

Speaker and Chair media avalability immediately after.

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)587-7215.

 

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Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Chair

 

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Senator Jarrett Keohokalole

Chair

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House

 

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Senator Michelle Kidani

Vice President of the Senate