Title
MAUI WILDFIRE EXPOSURE COHORT STUDY (WASSP-1(14))
Description
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to receive a presentation relating to the initial findings of the Maui Wildfire Exposure Cohort Study (“MauiWES”).
Status
The Committee may receive a presentation relating to the initial findings of MauiWES, a comprehensive study to understand and mitigate the health and social impacts of the August 2023 Maui wildfires, from Dr. Alika Maunakea, Associate Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi; Dr. Ruben Juarez, Hawaiʻi Medical Services Association Distinguished Endowed Professor, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization and Economics Department, University of Hawaiʻi; and Veronica Mendoza Jachowski, Executive Director, Roots Reborn. The Committee may discuss other related matters. No legislative action will be taken.