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Aug 2, 2024, HSAC Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Page 1 4 �laStPTEASr��'� <br />a <br />s <br />�FCOUNt�� <br />Nahelani Parsons: The written report is included. Still pending some W9's from <br />Kauai conference HSAC vendors. Will start Hawaii County Conference W9's in October - please <br />send before. Signature card updates - done, thank you. If you want to meet with the REPI people <br />let me know and HSAC will help coordinate. State Association update - there is a lot of <br />conversation around drafting bills to amend the State budget in their state, so that unspent <br />funding can be directed to speck county programs. Other State associations are finding <br />wherever money has been, either Federal funds that have come down or other funds that have <br />come down, and if it's not spent according to the timeline and timef ame then the carryover can <br />immediately go into a county program. <br />f. Legislative Report <br />Nahelani Parsons: I have been meeting with other counties to discuss some of the reasons the <br />bills weren't successful previously, or new bills that they have ideas with. Examples: Maui is <br />looking into the retirement for police officers; Hawaii County discussion about midwife <br />licensure. It would be great to .see your bills going through your County Council <br />Committee at this stage and getting ready to send them to HSAC in September <br />CMPaltin:A former legislative attorney proposed the idea of getting sponsors to introduce bills <br />or try other strategies to get the HSAC package to get traction. <br />Nahelani Parsons: Yes, good to duplicate our measures. We also have a priorities list. Great <br />idea. <br />CM Kimball: Also part of our objective should be to build the HSAC brand to have more <br />significance. <br />CM Carvalho: Would be nice if all of us together go and meet the senators, go and visit face to <br />face and just really bring to the forefront of critical areas as all of us together. <br />CM Kimball: Will set dates in November to do that. Maybe our legislative consultant here could <br />maybe identify some caucus meetings that might make sense for us to try to infiltrate. <br />Nahelani Parsons: 1 will reach out with some of our friends over there. <br />CM Waters: What if we hosted a lunch for all former Council members who are now in the <br />legislature as they can relate to what we're going through. See if they can help us advocate for <br />these issues. Also less expensive than the whole legislature. <br />Motion to accept the reports. Approved. <br />5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br />