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HI HCR89
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Stacelynn Eli
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Health to employ Team 6B contact tracing team members as permanent staff and hire additional members from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities who have been responding to the pandemic since March 2020
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Recognizes that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities made up approximately 21 percent of the state population but accounted for over 50 percent of COVID-19 cases in 2020 and approximately 30 percent in 2021 and 2022
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Acknowledges Team 6B's success in providing culturally appropriate outreach, educational webinars in primary languages, and testing and vaccination pods that decreased cases in affected communities
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Requests the Department of Health create a diverse hiring plan and submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2023 Regular Session
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the Director of Health and the Administrator of the State Health Planning and Development Agency
Legislative Description
Urging The Department Of Health To Employ The Team 6b Contact Tracing Team As Permanent Staff And Hire Other Members From The Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Communities In An Effort To Address The Health Inequities That Exist And Create Better Access To Culturally Relevant Programs For Native Hawaiians And Pacific Islanders.
DOH
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Hashem, D. Kobayashi, Ohno excused (4).
3/31/2022