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The promised follow-ups to arrange these meetings never happened, and a new explanation for the agency's reticence was aired on KIPO's "Town Square" program on February 22; an excerpt can be found in our February 26 post, below. (Marsha Weinert, the State Administration's liaison to the visitor industry, was to have been on the panel but cancelled on Monday, without a replacement, due to a requirement for her to testify at a hearing at the State Legislature.)
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And now we've learned that Marsha Weinert, the State's liaison to the visitor industry, won't be there either.Weinart said earlier today she's opting out due to a conflict at the State Legislature.No alternate representative has been volunteered to replace her.
Read the recent posts here at CHORE for a rundown on who will be speaking on the panel.
New Explanation for SCD's Low Profile
Hawaii Public Radio's KIPO devoted its "Town Square" program on February 22 to a discussion on this same subject - improving communications to the public during emergencies.The guests were Weinert and State Civil Defense Vice Director Ed Teixeira; you can download the MP3 file of the program here.
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Panelists confirmed as participants include Mark Platte, editor of The Honolulu Advertiser; Chuck Cotton, vice president and general manager of seven Honolulu radio stations owned by Clear Channel; Michael Titterton, general manager of Hawaii Public Radio; Marsha Weinert, the State Administration's liaison to the visitor industry and co-chair of the Comprehensive Communications Review Committee that proposed communications improvements after the October 15th earthquakes, and CHORE's writer.