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.

________________________________________ Rep. Gregg Takayama Chair	________________________________________ Rep. Sean Quinlan Chair
	________________________________________ Rep. Scott K. Saiki Speaker of the House