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Community groups urge sustained funding for Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and health registry
Summary
Witnesses at the House Finance hearing urged lawmakers to fund SB 2969 to sustain the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry, saying the programs connect survivors to physical and mental-health services and produce data for long-term recovery planning.
The House Committee on Finance heard more than a dozen supporters testify in favor of SB 2969, which would continue the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and the Maui Health Registry to screen residents, refer them to care and gather data on long-term health effects of disaster exposures.
Evelyn Dev, who said, "I grew up here on Maui," told the committee that community-based screenings make care accessible and culturally safe for families who were displaced by the wildfires. "Programs like Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and the…
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