THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2021

SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COVID-19

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Thursday, August 5, 2021
TIME:	2:00 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 211 & Videoconference

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

A live stream of this meeting will be available on YouTube.

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A G E N D A

The special committee will convene to assess and advise the Senate regarding:

Healthcare Industry

· The current and projected hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients; and

· The healthcare industry's plan should hospitals reach a point of overcapacity

Department of Education

• The plan for managing in-person learning during the current infection surge
• The Department's plan regarding Distance Learning
• Details on the Department's protocols for its new free breakfast and lunch program
• Updates on staffing changes due to COVID-19
• The Department's reporting plan for daily COVID-19 cases
• The Department's plan should the State or County step down to Tier 3 or Tier 2; and
• The current action triggers should case numbers rise within the Department of Education

Safe Travels Program

• General updates on the program and potential future changes; and
• Data regarding the utilization of pre-testing, quarantine, and vaccine passports

Administration Updates

• Potential testing and vaccination requirements and associated timelines; and
• Potential changes to the State's tier system and its associated implementation

The special committee will be meeting with the following:

2:00 p.m.    Healthcare Industry

Healthcare Association of Hawaii

      Mr. Hilton Raethel, President and CEO

Hilo Medical Center

      Mr. Dan Brinkman, CEO

2:30 p.m.    Department of Education

Department of Education

Mr. Keith Hayashi, Superintendent

Department of Health

Dr. Libby Char, Director

3:30 p.m. Safe Travels Program

      Department of Transportation

Mr. Jade Butay, Director

Office of the Attorney General

      Ms. Clare Connors, Attorney General

      Department of Health

Dr. Libby Char, Director

4:00 p.m.    Administration Updates

      Office of the Attorney General

      Ms. Clare Connors, Attorney General

      Department of Health

Dr. Libby Char, Director

Please note that there may be committee members or invited speakers participating remotely via video or teleconference.

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)586-6800.

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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair

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Senator Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate