HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2025

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Mahina Poepoe

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Rachele F. Lamosao

Rep. Garner M. Shimizu

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Kanani Souza

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Monday, August 18, 2025

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A live stream link of this meeting will be available online shortly before the scheduled start time.

Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.

 

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this Informational Briefing is to receive information about the Maui Wildfires response on the two-year anniversary of the wildfires.  Invitees will discuss findings on the health and well-being of community members as recovery continues, lessons learned, and future initiatives and projects as Hawai‘i continues to build out its wildfire prevention, mitigation, and response plans.

1.       Welcome & Introductions;

2.       Dr. Ruben Juarez & Dr. Alika Maunakea, Chief Investigators, Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES);

3.       Nadeza Ortega, Co-Author of  “Equity in Flames: The Impact of the Lahaina Wildfire Disaster on Gender Equality & Filipino Women”;

4.       Dorothy Booth, Hawai‘i State Fire Marshal;

5.       Closing Remarks

 

Questions by Committee members will be permitted throughout the briefing. For members of the public who would like to attend the briefing in person, a photo ID is required for entrance to the State Capitol.  Building hours are 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

 

No public testimony will be accepted. 

 

The livestream and/or cable TV broadcast of this meeting will include closed captioning.  If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation (including oral, written, or ASL interpretive services) or are unable to submit testimony via the website due to a disability, please contact the committee clerk at (808)586-9425. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-9425.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair

 

 

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Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker of the House