The Associated Press HONOLULU Cut spending, raise taxes or perhaps both. State lawmakers face tough choices as they convene a new legislative session this
HONOLULU (AP) Cut spending, raise taxes or perhaps both. Hawaii lawmakers face tough choices as they convene a new legislative session this week amid a pandemic that has pummeled tourism, the state's biggest industry, and depleted tax revenue. Lawmakers expect to spend time addressing how to spend federal funds allocated to help Hawaii test for the coronavirus, distribute vaccines and bolster hospitals. They’ll also consider how to help.
Detailed Agenda for the 2021 Hawaii Conference now available! Emily Boerger | Dec 17, 2020
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The Detailed Agenda for our 2021 Hawaii State of Reform Virtual Health Policy Conference on January 14 is now available! We have carefully crafted these panel topics after a long process of stakeholder engagement that helped us zero in on the health care policy topics most important and relevant to Hawaii.
Josh Green, MD:
Rep. Sylvia Luke:
Rep. Linda Ichiyama:
Rich Bettini:
Meghan O’Toole:
Rep. Ryan Yamane:
Chair, House Health, Human Services & Homelessness Committee
These are just a sampling of the speakers confirmed to be a part of the program on January 14.
Task force aims to build trust about vaccine among Native Hawaiians Vaccine trials / File Image (Source: Affiliates) By Mahealani Richardson | December 15, 2020 at 5:41 PM HST - Updated December 24 at 7:01 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - State Rep. Lynn DeCoite plans to eventually get the COVID-19 vaccine because of her travel schedule.
“Personally, I have my reservations, but again I choose to trust in science,” she said.
She represents Molokai, Lanai and parts of Maui and believes half of the people in her district won’t get the vaccine because of lack of trust in government that goes back generations.
“Mostly in the Hawaiian communities especially in the older ones. They are reluctant. They are saying we are going to watch this. We want to see other people take it first,” said DeCoite.