HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Garner M. Shimizu

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Kanani Souza

Rep. Mahina Poepoe

 

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Monday, April 20, 2026

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 325

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

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to receive an overview and update from state agencies and the City and County of Honolulu regarding their response to the recent Kona Low events, as well as learn the steps those agencies plan to take to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of future extreme weather systems.

 

Invited speakers include:

 

1. James Barros, Administrator, Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency
2. John Bravender, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NOAA/National Weather Service WFO Honolulu and Central Pacific Hurricane Center

3. Stephen F. Logan, Adjutant General of the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense

4. Ed Sniffen, Director, Department of Transportation
5. Edwin Matsuda, Section Head for Flood Risk Management Section, Department of Land and Natural Resources

6. Dr. Randal A. Collins, CEM, Director, Department of Emergency Management

 

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 Rep. Belatti's office at 808-586-9425.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair