Friday, January 31, 2020

TOWN HALL MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE JOY SAN BUENAVENTURA


WHO:             Representative Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair, House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness

WHAT:          Town Hall meeting on telehealth and broadband connectivity in Puna.

WHEN:          Saturday, February 15
                        12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
                       
WHERE:       Hawaiian Paradise Park Activity Center
                        15-1570 Makuu Drive (between 16th and 17th Avenues)


Honolulu, Hawaiʻi –Representative Joy San Buenaventura will hold a Town Hall meeting on telehealth and broadband connectivity in Puna at Hawaiian Paradise Park Activity Center from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday February 15.

"Hawaii Island is short 230 doctors. Telehealth is one way we can address the doctor shortage," said Rep. San Buenaventura.
The town hall will include several professionals to discuss telehealth and broadband connectivity. Experts from the Department of Health and the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center will explain how broadband access can improve health care delivery in rural areas.
The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) will share information about the Hawaiʻi Broadband Initiative. Spectrum and Hawaiian Telcom will showcase their services and share future plans for connectivity in Puna.
For more information call the office of Rep. Joy San Buenaventura at (808) 586-6530 or email at repsanbuenaventura@capitol.hawaii.gov.

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