HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair

Rep. Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Terez Amato

Rep. Jenna Takenouchi

Rep. Daisy Hartsfield

Rep. David Alcos III

Rep. Lisa Marten

Rep. Diamond Garcia

Rep. Ikaika Olds

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair

Senator Angus L.K. McKelvey, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Dru Mamo Kanuha

Sen. Kurt Fevella

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole

 

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Friday, March 6, 2026

TIME:

10:00 am

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A live stream link of all House Standing Committee meetings will be available online

shortly before the scheduled start time.

 

Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

Hawaii's application to the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Rural Health Transformation program has been awarded $188.9 million for Fiscal Year 2026, with four awards of similar amount anticipated for the following four years.

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is for the Office of the Governor to update the committees and public on its plans for implementation of this initiative.

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House 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 hearing so arrangements can be made. 

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6340.

 

 

 

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Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura

Chair

 

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Rep. Gregg Takayama

Chair