HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami	Rep. Emily J. Auwae
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina	Rep. Bob McDermott
Rep. Nobu Yonamine	Rep. William Stonebraker

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Tuesday, October 29, 2002
TIME:	4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
PLACE:	Hawaii County Council Chambers Hilo, Hawaii 96720

A G E N D A

An informational briefing will be held to discuss the Hawaii Long-Term Care Financing Act (H.B. No. 2638, C.D. 1, enacted as Act 245, SLH 2002) and related long-term care issues in an effort to encourage community education and dialogue regarding the development of a comprehensive, statewide, long-term care policy.

PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 10 COPIES OF THEIR COMMENTS: (1) AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BRIEFING TO THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR IN ROOM 436, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) AT THE TIME OF THE INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING. COMMENTS MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE COMMENTS ARE BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE BRIEFING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE BRIEFING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HEALTH COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6050.

		________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair