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

 

Safe Travels Program

 

Administration Updates

 

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