THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Josh Green, M.D., Chair

Rep. John Mizuno, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Joe Bertram, III

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Karl Rhoads

Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D.

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Rosalyn H. Baker

Sen. Paul Whalen

Sen. Ron Menor

 

 

NOTICE OF JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

January 9, 2008

TIME:

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this joint briefing is to review the fiscal impact of SB 3262 HD1 CD1 (Act 295, enacted July 10, 2006), on the economy and its impact on the health of Hawaii.  Information on compliance and enforcement will also be provided to committee members.

 

State Attorney General Mark Bennett or his designee has been invited to present compliance and enforcement data on Act 295.

 

State Department of Health Director Chiyome Fukino, M.D. or her designee has been invited to present information on health related issues pursuant to the passage of Act 295.

 

Andrew Hyland, Ph.D. Consultant CDC, primary evaluator on the impact of Act 295 will present his findings to the Health Committees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following organizations have also been invited to participate and provide a brief update on the impact of Act 295:

 

          Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii, Deborah Zysman, M.P.H., Executive Director

          Kaiser Permanente, Paul C. Ho, M.D. Chief of Cardiology

          American Heart Association, William Dang, Jr., M.D., Cardiologist

          Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Carl-Wilhelm Vogel, M.D., Director

          American Cancer Society Hawaii, Jackie Young, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer

          Hawaii Quitline, Cynthia Goto, M.D., Tobacco Trust Fund Cessation Consultant

          University of Hawaii, Public Health Studies, Jay Maddox, Ph.D., Director

          American Lung Association Hawaii, Jean Evans, M.P.H. Executive Director

          Hawaii Bar Owners Association, Fred Remington or his designee

          Hawaii Smokers Alliance, Co-Chairs Jolynn Tenn & Dave Crowley

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-9605 at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-9605.

 

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 550-8074.

 

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair

 

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Rep. Joshua B. Green, M.D.

Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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