Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee

Link to Hawaii Revised Statute 321-225: Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee Hawaii Revised Statute

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (EMSAC) Membership:

First Name	Last Name	Representing	Term Expiration Date
Marilyn	Matsunaga	EMSAC Chair	June 30, 2028
Physician
Thinh	Nguyen, MD	Physician	June 30, 2028
Ann	Young, MD	Pediatric Physician	June 30, 2028
Cecilia	Wang, MD	Physician	June 30, 2028
**Kyle	Perry, MD	Physician	June 30, 2025
Patrick	Loeffler, MD	Physician	June 30, 2028
Consumer
Laura	Mallery-Sayre	Hawaii County	June 30, 2029
Marilyn	Matsunaga	Honolulu County	June 30, 2028
vacant		Kauai County
vacant		Maui County
Allied Health
Max	Matias	Hawaii County	June 30, 2029
Jacob	Pekelo	Honolulu County	June 30, 2028
Cy	O’Brien	Kauai County	June 30, 2028
vacant		Maui County
Mobile Intensive Care Technician (Paramedic) / Emergency Medical Technician
Capt. Michael	Lam	Hawaii County	June 30, 2027
Kenneth	Faria	Honolulu County	June 30, 2028
vacant		Kauai County
Maren	Anka	Maui County	June 30, 2026
Ex officio (non-voting) Members
Edwin	Sniffen	Department of Transportation
Stephen	Logan	Adjutant General
John C. (Jack)	Lewin, MD	State Health Planning and Development Agency

** = Holdover: means a committee member’s seat term has expired but their personal term has not expired.

2026 EMSAC Meetings Items:

Meeting Date and Time	Agenda	Meeting Materials	Meeting Minutes	Recording (if available)
10/23/2026; 09:30 AM*
07/24/2026; 09:30 AM*
4/17/2026; 09:30 AM*
1/23/2026; 09:30 AM	EMSAC_Meeting_Agenda_01_23_2026_Final	Senate Concurrent Resolution 86 of Session 2025 – Final Report of the Aeromedical Services Working Group Hawaii Community College EMS Program Request – Current MOA on file Draft DOH Proposed Governors Legislative Package: 321-221 to §321-237 Modernization and update Hawaii Revised Statutes, Part XVIII, to align with current Emergency Medical Services national clinical, licensure, industry standards, and scope of practice frameworks. State of Hawaii EMSIPSB EMSAC Report 2025_01_23		1-23-26 EMSAC Meeting Recording.mp4 (Link Expires: 2/26/26)

*All 2026 dates, times, and locations are tentative. Final details will be confirmed prior to submission of the official agenda to the Lieutenant Governor and will be posted on the State of Hawaiʻi Public Meetings Calendar at least six (6) days before each meeting. Meetings will be conducted in a hybrid format, with options to attend online or in person at the State of Hawaii, Department of Health Boardroom, 1st Floor, 1250 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

2025 EMSAC Meetings Items:

Date	Agenda	Agency Reports	Meeting Minutes	Recording (if available)
10/15/2025	EMSAC Agenda 10.15.25	State of Hawaii EMSIPS Branch EMSAC Report 2025_10_15	EMSAC 10-15-25 Minutes	N/A
07/16/25	EMSAC Agenda 07.16.25	University of Hawaii Rural Health Research & Policy Center (RHRPC) Presentation: The Impacts of Transportation and Travel Access on Rural Health in Hawaii Hawaii Community College EMT Program Request – Current MOA on file State of Hawaii Band and Scan: Pulsara Branch Update – Garrett Hall 2025 EMSAC 7.16.25 EMSAC Agency Reports – None Transitioning to Dashboards	EMSAC 07-16-25 Minutes Draft V2 [Draft]	N/A
04/16/25	EMSAC Agenda 04.16.25	4.16.25 EMSAC Agency Reports Measles Presentation DOH 2025 Branch Update – Garrett Hall 2025 EMSAC DOT-Speed Countermeasures (2025 EMSAC)	EMSAC 04 -16-25 Minutes Final	N/A
01/22/2025	EMSAC Agenda_01.22.25	EMSAC Agency Reports 01.22.25 HTAC Presentation Jan EMSAC 2025 Pulsara Project – Koenig Injury Prevention EMSAC State of Hawaii APOT and Turnaround Times (January 2023, 2024, and 2025) 01-22-24 EMSAC – EMSC Update	EMSAC 01-22-25 Minutes	N/A

2024 EMSAC Meetings Items:

Date	Agenda	Agency Reports	Meeting Minutes	Recording (if available)
10/16/2024	EMSAC Agenda_10.16.24	HLF EMSAC REPORT 101624 Medical-Advisory-Continued-Clade-II-Mpox-in-US-Clade-I-Mpox-Outbreak-in-the-DRC-101624 News-Release-DOH-Reports-Additional-Mpox-Cases EMSAC Meeting – Marburg Virus in Rwanda and High Consequence Pathogen ESO Data Tools-10-15-24	Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee Meeting 10-16-24 V3	N/A
07/17/2024	EMSAC Agenda_07.17.24	all_agency_reports 07.17.24 EMSAC POLST Update KokuaMau July 2024	EMSAC Minutes 07.17.24 DRAFT V1	Recording 07.17.24
04/17/2024	EMSAC Agenda_04.17.24	Agency Reports 04.17.24	EMSAC Minutes 4.17.24 DRAFT V1	Recording 04.17.24
01/24/2024	EMSAC Agenda_01.24.24	all_agency_reports 01.24.24 Ch. 11-72_Amendments_FINAL	Minutes 01.24.24	Recording 01.24.24

Conference room location: emsac_map

2023 EMSAC Meetings Items:

Date	Agenda	Agency Reports	Meeting Minutes	Recording (if available)
11/20/2023 (rescheduled from 10/18/2023)	EMSAC Agenda_11.20.23_FINAL	all.agency.rep.11.20.23v2ACC NEMSIS 101 Hawaii EMSAC Presentation 11.20.23 ETS Radio Standards Presentation 11.20.23 Navigating Interoperability and Other Challenges Proposed Interim Rules	Ch. 11-72_Amendments_FINAL EMSAC Minutes_11.20.23_DRAFT_v5	Zoom Recording 11.20.23
07/19/2023	Agenda 07.19.23	Agency Reports 07.19.23	Minutes_07.19.23	N/A
04/19/2023	Agenda 04.19.23	agency reports 04.19.23 HI DOSE Statewide Report CY 2021-2022 – Valencia Waller Hawaii Life Flight 2018-2022 – Dan Galanis	Minutes 04.19.23	Zoom Recording 04.19.23
01/25/2023	Agenda 01.25.23	EMSAC agency reports 01.25.23	Minutes 01.25.23	N/A