KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2026
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair |
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Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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DATE: |
Friday, January 23, 2026 |
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1:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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EDU |
PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL
BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY
A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The Senate Committee on Education will hold an Informational Briefing on:
1. 25-06 Audit – Department of Education and the Department of Transportation’s Administration of Driver Education Programs
Responders:
Office of the Auditor:
Les Kondo, State Auditor
Department of Education:
Keith Hayashi - Superintendent
Heidi Armstrong - Deputy Superintendent of Academics
Jesse Souki - Deputy Superintendent of Operations
Teri Ushijima - Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Curricular and Instructional Design
Jan Meeker – Driver Education Resource Teacher
Department of Transportation:
Ed Sniffen - Director
2. 25-09 Audit – An update on the Department of Education’s Heat Abatement Efforts.
Responders:
Office of the Auditor:
Les Kondo, State Auditor
Department of Education:
Keith Hayashi - Superintendent
Heidi Armstrong - Deputy Superintendent of Academics
Jesse Souki - Deputy Superintendent of Operations
Audrey Hidano – Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Facilities & Operation
3.
Department
of Education processes for Medicare Medicaid [ADDED 01-22-26]
billing and reimbursement.
Responders:
Department of Education:
Keith Hayashi - Superintendent
Heidi Armstrong - Deputy Superintendent of Academics
Kinau Gardner - Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Student Support Services
Mikeal Stansbury - Officer of Student Support Services
MedQuest Representative [ADDED 01-22-26]
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 need an auxiliary aid/service or other
accommodation due to a disability, please call the committee clerk at the
telephone number listed below or email s.jansons@capitol.hawaii.gov at
EDUcommittee@capitol.hawaii.gov
[ADDED 01-22-26]. Requests made as early as possible have a greater
likelihood of being fulfilled.
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 808-587-7200.
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_____________________________________ Senator Donna Mercado Kim Chair |
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