THE SENATE

KA ‘AHA KENEKOA

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2023

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Thursday, September 28, 2023
TIME:	10:00AM – 1:00PM
PLACE:	Lahaina Civic Center 1840 HI-30, Lahaina, HI 96761

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

A G E N D A

The purpose of the informational briefing is to hear from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division and receive an update about the current state of insurance claims submitted by residents and businesses in response to the devastating wildfires on Maui on August 8, 2023.

The Committee is also inviting members of the public to testify and present their views and questions related to home, business, vessel, vehicle, and other insurance issues that are of concern in the aftermath of the wildfires.

PROGRAM:

Public Testimony (Written Testimony) – 10:00AM – 12:00PM

Briefing by DCCA Insurance Division (Briefing Materials) – 12:00PM – 12:30PM

Q&A – 12:30PM – 1:00PM

Please email written testimony to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and type “Public Testimony” in the subject line of your email. Anonymous testimony will not be accepted. Please provide a first and last name.

Persons wishing to provide oral testimony (in-person or remotely via Zoom) should register in advance using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/zjCGDwgtZL.

· Requests to testify remotely via Zoom must be submitted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and only individuals who register in advance will be admitted into the Zoom meeting.

· Late requests to share oral testimony in person will be accepted at the meeting.

Maui residents will be given priority to testify. An individual testifier time limit may be implemented due to time constraints.

All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.

If you require 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 briefing 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) 587-7215.

_____________________________________ Senator Jarrett Keohokalole Chair

________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate