This morning at 10 a.m., there will be a briefing by members of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness. It will focus on Hawai‘i’s current medical and economic status, its prognosis, and recommendations to re-set the state’s course. The chair of the Committee is House Speaker Scott Saiki.
The discussion topics and leaders will be:
- Current medical status: Ray Vara, Mark Mugiishi
- Current economic status: Carl Bonham
- Prognosis: Ray Vara, Mark Mugiishi, Carl Bonham
- Recommendations: Ray Vara, Dr. Mark Mugiishi, Peter Ho, Micah Kane
Carl Bonham, Executive Director of the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO)
Peter Ho, House Select Committee Co-chair and President & CEO, Bank of Hawai‘i
Micah Kane, President & CEO, Hawai‘i Community Foundation
Dr. Mark Mugiishi, President & CEO, Hawai‘i Medical Service Association
Ray Vara, President & CEO, Hawai‘i Pacific Health
The briefing will be televised live on Na Leo TV, Channel 55. The briefing can also be watched live online at https://olelo.org/ or on the House webcast page http://olelo.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=31.
For more information about the committee and to see related documents go to https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/specialcommittee.aspx?comm=cov&year=2020.