House to hold informational briefing on the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study : Maui Now
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January 23, 2024, 4:41 PM HST
The House Committee on Health and Homelessness will hold an informational briefing on Wednesday to discuss the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study.
The study is a collaborative effort between the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization, the College of Social Sciences, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Cancer Center and community-based organizations.
The hearing will take place at 9 a.m. on Jan. 24, at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, Conference Room 329. The briefing will be available for viewing in a live stream on YouTube here.
Among those participating in the meeting include:
- House Committee on Health and Homelessness Chair Della Au Belatti
- Dr. Ruben Juarez, HMSA Endowed Professor, UHERO and Economics Department
- Dr. Alika Maunakea, Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH-Mānoa
- Dr. Carl S. Bonham, Executive Director, UHERO
- Veronica Mendoza Jachowski, Executive Director and/or Genesis Gil, Director of Latino Community Organizing, Roots Reborn
- Nikima Glatt, Medical Director
- Noelani Ahia, Maui Medic Healers Hui
- Kyle Ellison, Executive Director, Mālama Kula
- Dayna Moore, Hawaiʻi Health C.A.R.E.S. Hui & Alliance
More information about the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study can be found online.
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Source: Maui News
