THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

           COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
            Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice-Chair

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
              Senator Randy Iwase, Vice-Chair

          NOTICE OF JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

        DATE:    Thursday March 11, 1999

        TIME:    3:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 16
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street

                        A G E N D A

An informational briefing will be held to discuss the planning
and implementation necessary to realize the vision of Hawaii as
the healthcare and wellness center of the Pacific, in particular,
the University of Hawaii's current role in research and
education, including the role of the John A. Burns School of
Medicine, the Pacific Biomedical Research Center, and the Cancer
Research Center of Hawaii.

The panelists are:
Dr. Seiji Naya, Director, Department of Business, Economic Development, and
Tourism.
Dr. Dean Smith, Senior Vice President/ Executive Vice Chancellor, University of
Hawaii.
Dr. Sherrel Hammar, Interim Dean, John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Dr. Fred Greenwood, Director, Pacific Biomedical Research Center.
Dr. Brian Issell, Director, Cancer Research Center of the Pacific.
Roger Drue, President and CEO, Kapiolani Health.
Arthur Ushijima, President and CEO, Queen's Medical Center.
Dr. Bruce Anderson, Director, State Department of Health.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to
participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the
disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the
hearing so arrangements can be made.


 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.


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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair       Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
Committee on Health and Human Services    Committee on Education and
Technology