THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM

Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, May 21, 2020

TIME:

1:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Auditorium

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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

 

This briefing will be broadcast live on ‘Ōlelo Community Media.

Click here for the cable broadcast schedule and information on neighbor island coverage.

 

Click here for the live stream of this meeting (available shortly before the briefing).

 

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

The state is facing significant challenges with revenues and unemployment due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The purpose of this informational briefing is to discuss a framework to address the impacts on the state's revenues, discuss an economic framework to recovery, and hear from specific entities that can reshape a new economy for the state.

 

The following are invited to present on the specified topics:

 

Report on Monthly Revenues

 

Department of Taxation

Ms. Rona Suzuki, Director

 

Overview of The Financial Impacts of COVID-19

 

Department of Budget and Finance

Mr. Craig Hirai, Director

 

Report on Current Unemployment Statistics

 

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Mr. Scott Murakami, Director

 

 

 

 

GDP History, Outlook, and Potential Sector Growth

 

State Economist

Dr. Eugene Tian, Chief State Economist

 

 

Approach to Job Creation

 

Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

Mr. Mike McCartney, Director

 

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation

Mr. Len Higashi, Acting Executive Director

 

 

Hawaii State Energy Office

Mr. Scott Glenn, Chief Energy Officer

 

Business Development & Support Division

Mr. Dennis Ling, Administrator

 

Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority

Mr. Greg Barbour, Executive Director

 

Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems

Mr. Rodrigo Romo, Program Director

 

Foreign Trade Zone Division

Mr. David Sikkink, Administrator

 

Creative Industries Division   [added on 05-20-2020]

Ms. Georja Skinner, Chief Officer

 

Hawaii Tourism Authority      [added on 05-20-2020]

            Mr. Chris Tatum, CEO

 

Agriculture as a Means of Job Creation and GDP Growth

 

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Development

Dr. Nicholas Comerford, Dean

 

Department of Agriculture

Ms. Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser, Chairperson

 

Agribusiness Development Corporation

Mr. James Nakatani, Executive Director

 

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

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

 

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6800.

 

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Senator Glenn Wakai

Chair

 

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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair