HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Rep. Sean Quinlan, Chair

Rep. Daniel Holt, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Jackson D. Sayama

Rep. Dale T. Kobayashi

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Val Okimoto

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair

Rep. Lynn DeCoite, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Takashi Ohno

Rep. Sonny Ganaden

Rep. Sean Quinlan

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Jeanne Kapela

Rep. Val Okimoto

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Via Videoconference

 

 

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

Please note that the committee members will participate remotely via videoconference.

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

Closed captioning will be provided.

 

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to inform the public and update the Committees on the present and future of broadband in Hawaii, specifically how we can leverage the public and private sector to increase digital equity.

 

I.                Introduction: Chair Quinlan & Chair Takayama (5 mins)

II.               Presentations

a. DBEDT – Burt Lum, Broadband Strategy Officer (5 mins)

b. UH – Garret Yoshimi, Vice President of Information Technology (5 mins)

c. DOE – Brook Conners, Assistant Superintendent & Chief Information Officer of ITS (5 mins)

d. DHHL – Niniau Kawaihae, Special Assistant / Office of the Chairman (5 mins)

              i.  Irene Flannery, Amerind

              ii. Geoffrey Blackwell, Amerind

e. Hawaiian Telcom – Ani Menon, Director of Government and Community Affairs (5 mins)

III.             Question and Answer (30 mins)

IV.         Closing

 

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 language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6380 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6380.

 

 

 

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Rep. Gregg Takayama

Chair

 

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Rep. Sean Quinlan

Chair

 

 

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House