THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, & HOMELESSNESS

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair

Rep. Adrian K. Tam, Vice Chair

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

TIME:

10:00 am-12:30 pm

PLACE:

Via Videoconference

 

 

THE STATE CAPITOL IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available online.

Selected hearings will also be broadcast live on ‘Ōlelo Community Media.

 

Click here for the live stream of this meeting (link available shortly before the scheduled start time).

Briefing Materials (link available shortly before the scheduled start time).

 

A G E N D A

 

The Senate Committee on Human Services and the House Committee on Heath, Human Services and Homelessness will convene the 2021 Hawaii Homelessness Summit from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on January 13, 2021. Featuring presentations by the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness Scott Morishige and key leaders coordinating efforts on each island, the purpose of this briefing is to provide a continuing snapshot of the Homelessness issue in the state with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 

10:00 a.m.                              Welcome and Introductions

 

Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura

Representative Ryan I. Yamane

 

10:05 a.m.                                The Current State of Homelessness in Hawaii

                                              

Scott Morishige, Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness

 

10:20 a.m.                              Continuum of Care Providers: Bridging the Gap and Partners in Care

 

 

Laura E. Thielen, Executive Director, Partners in Care (Oahu)

 

Brandee Menino, Chair, Bridging the Gap (Hawaii, Maui, Kauai)

 

                                              

11:00 a.m.                              Spotlight on Counties: Defining and Measuring Success

 

Anton Krucky, Executive Director, Office of Housing (Oahu)

 

Susan Kunz, Housing Administrator, Mayor’s Office (Hawaii)

                                               

Lori Tsuhako, Director, Dept. of Housing and Human Concerns (Maui)                    

David Nakama, Homeless Program Coordinator, Dept. of Housing and Human Concerns (Maui)

 

Adam Roversi, Director, Kauai County Housing Agency (Kauai)

Ashton Varner, Homeless Programs Coordinator, Kauai County Housing Agency (Kauai)

 

 

11:30 a.m.                              Questions        

 

12:00 p.m.                              Closing Remarks

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

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 clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing 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) 586-6890.

 

 

 

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Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Chair

 

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Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura

Chair

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House

 

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Senator Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate