THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Friday, January 20, 2023
TIME:	9:30 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 211 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

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A G E N D A

Economic Outlook (Briefing Materials)

            Eugene X. Tian, Ph.D. – Economic Research Administrator, Research and Economic Analysis Division, Dept. of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

Dr. Tian will present the current and future economic outlook for the State of Hawaii.

            Carl Bonham, Ph.D – Executive Director, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) and Professor of Economics

Dr. Bonham will discuss UHERO’s recently released Annual Hawaii forecast.

No public testimony will be accepted.

For special assistance: The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other 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 at [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.

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) 586-6800.

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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair