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Hawai‘i State Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 reconvenes on Friday, April 24



The Special Committee will reconvene tomorrow to assess and advise the Senate regarding the State of Hawai'i's COVID-19 plans and procedures to include, but not limited to:

  1. Confirm the development of the state departmental plans and procedures;

  2. Review and assess current state departmental plans and procedures;

  3. Review and assess whether state departmental plans and procedures are properly and timely implemented to safeguard public health and safety;

  4. Review and assess the management of federal aid packages; and

  5. To communicate and disseminate information obtained therefrom.

The committee will be meeting with the following:

12:00 p.m. Department of the Attorney General

Ms. Clare Connors, Attorney General

Department of Transportation – Airports Division

Mr. Ross Higashi, Deputy Director

Hawai'i Tourism Authority

Mr. Chris Tatum, CEO

1:15 p.m. Department of Health

Dr. Bruce Anderson, Director

Dr. Sarah Park, State Epidemiologist

3:00 p.m. Hawai'i Economic and Community Recovery & Resiliency Plan

Mr. Alan Oshima, Hawai'i Economic and Community Recovery and

Resiliency Navigator

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

The meeting will be available for live viewing on ‘Olelo Channel 49 on O‘ahu and will

go out live for pick up by neighbor island public access channels. The meeting will also be livestreaming on olelo.org/49.

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance, please call 586-6800 or email your request to waysandmeans@capitol.hawaii.gov.

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