THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2009

 

SENATE AD-HOC COMMITTEE

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

TIME:

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm

PLACE:

Baldwin High School

Multi-Purpose Room

1650 Ka‘ahumanu Avenue

Wailuku, Hawai‘i 96793

 

A G E N D A

 

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to gather information relating to the potential impacts on the community and public health within the county of Maui, arising from the anticipated reduction in force of Department of Health personnel especially in these program areas: vector control, public health nursing, adult mental health and child and adolescent mental health.  The reduction in force has been ordered by the Governor to generate savings in the State budget.

 

The Maui District Health Officer has been invited to provide testimony along with others from the various programs who can inform the Committee on the status of the RIFs and impacts to the public health and safety.  Wes Lo, Chief Executive Officer, Maui Memorial Medical Center and representatives of the community health centers also have been invited to comment regarding the impact of RIFs on the health care safety net within Maui county.

 

The public is invited to comment on the RIF impacts as well.  Written testimony is welcome and may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or faxed to 808-586-6689 no later than noon on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.  Testifiers are requested to keep their remarks to 3 minutes.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing  (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 808-586-6760 to make a request for arrangements prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at  808-586-6760.

 

 

 

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Senator Russell S. Kokubun

Chair