HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 25, 2022 - COA Minutes
Mitchell D. Roth William H. Farr
Mayor Executive on Aging
County of Hawai‘i
OFFICE OF AGING
Aging and Disability Resource Center, 1055 Kino‘ole Street, Suite 101, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-3872
Phone (808) 961-8600 Fax (808) 961-8603 Email: hcoa@hawaiiantel.net
West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona 96740
Phone (808) 323-4390 Fax (808) 323-4398
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING MEETING MINUTES
Friday, February 25, 2022, 10:00 A.M.
1055 Kinoole Street, ADRC Training Room
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
1. CALL TO ORDER – Clyde Silva, Committee Vice Chair called the meeting to
order at 10:05 a.m.
2. INTRODUCTIONS:
Committee Members Present: Clyde Silva, Pauline Spencer, Laenette
Longakit, Lisa McNamarra, Chalintorn Burian, Judy Bell, Marsha Okajima,
Jacqueline Honda
Committee Member(s) Excused: Patricia Nye, Michelle Johnson, Enola
Kaneta
Corporation Legal Counsel: J Yoshimoto
State Policy Advisory Board for Elderly Affairs (PABEA): Shelly Ogata
HCOA Staff: Horace Farr, Clayton Honma, Mary “Keola” Kenoi-Okajima, Luana
Ancheta-Kauwe
3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – Clyde Silva
None.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 17, 2021 MEETING – Clyde
Silva, Committee Vice Chair motion to approve the Minutes of the last meeting.
Motion to accept the minutes by Lisa McNamarra, and seconded by Laenette
Longakit. Unanimously approved.
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5. COMMENTS FROM THE VICE CHAIR – Clyde Silva
Patricia Nye will be out until July.
6. EXECUTIVE ON AGING REPORT AND UPDATES – Horace Farr and Staff
4-Year Area Plan (2023 – 2027) – Clayton Honma, Mary “Keola” Kenoi-Okajima
Horace Farr introduced Clayton and Keola as Planners and the upcoming Area
Plan, and what the involvement is in the community.
Clayton and Keola presented the upcoming 4-Year Area Plan for 2023 – 2027.
They shared the five (5) major topic areas that will drive the next area plan.
Those topic areas are:
1) Older American Act Core Programs
2) COVID-19
3) Equity
4) Expanding Access to HCBS
5) Caregiving
They also informed the Committee that they will be asking for their support and
help when we go out to the public hearing in their districts.
They also asked for volunteers from the Committee who would like to participate
in the Focus Groups.
7. STATE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD FOR ELDERLY AFFAIRS (PABEA) –
Shelly Ogata
Shelly mentioned two bills did not make it at the legislature: (1) Hawaii State
Health Insurance Assistance Program Appropriation; and the (2) Healthy Aging
Appropriation.
Shelly also handed out the Kupuna Caucus package bills that are continuing to
move. (Handout)
Shelly Ogata also mentioned the Long Term Care Ombudsman appropriation for
positions and the Long Term Rental Assistance Pilot Program for Kupuna. The
last one the Kupuna Caucus has been following, but is not necessarily a part of
the Kupuna Caucus package, is an attempt to remove the ceiling on the Office of
Health Care Assurance special fund.
(Handout) DISCUSSIONS: OTHER / REPORTS DISTRICT Commissions. and Boards all for is Law Sunshine the that explains Yoshimoto J Ethics of Code County Hawai’i het and Law Sunshine Training:
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8. SUNSHINE LAW AND ETHICS TRAINING – Assistant Corporation Counsel
J Yoshimoto
9.
Chalintorn Burian (AARP) – Gave a brief report on:
1) HB 3289, Hawaii Retirement Savings Program.
2) HB 1754, Relating to Adult Dental Medical Benefits” on February 25, 2022, it
passed all three reading in the Senate, went to the House, then back to the
Senate. As of March 24, 2022, it passed second reading in the Senate as
amended, and referred to Ways and Means (WAM) Committee.
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horace Farr acknowledged and thanked AARP Tax
Volunteers for helping people file their taxes again this year.
11. SCHEDULING OF NEXT MEETING: Clyde Silva, Committee Vice Chair,
Friday, April 29, 2022, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
12. ADJOURNMENT: Clyde Silva move to adjourn the meeting; Lisa McNamarra
motioned; seconded by Marsha Okajima. Meeting was adjourned at 11:24 a.m.
Submitted by: Clyde Silva, Committee Vice Chair
Recorded by: Luana Ancheta-Kauwe