Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention Systems Branch

The Hawaii Trauma Advisory Council (HTAC) holds regular meetings inclusive of a broad and representative array of multidisciplinary trauma stakeholders to disseminate information and advise the State of Hawaii Department of Health on all matters related to the comprehensive statewide trauma system. The Hawaii Trauma System mission is to reduce the burden of trauma in Hawaii through collaborative programs of injury prevention, optimal treatment, research and education. The vision is to ensure all trauma patients within the State of Hawaii receive quality comprehensive trauma care aligned with national trauma standards.

 

Name	Title/Role	Organization/Region
Caesar Ursic, MD, FACS	Chair
Matt Wells, RN	Vice Chair
Marilyn Matsunaga	EMSAC Chair	EMSAC
Korey Chock, EMT-P	EMSAC Rep – Oahu	EMSAC (Oahu)
Mona Arcinas	EMSAC Rep – Maui	EMSAC (Maui)
	EMSAC Rep – Hawaii County	EMSAC (Hawaii)
Tito Villanueva, EMT	EMSAC Rep – Kauai	EMSAC (Kauai)
Vacant	Representative
Jin Ra, MD	Representative
Jill Slade, RN	Representative
Jeffery Later, RN	Representative
Jason Brill, MD	Representative
Devin Puapong, MD, FACS	Representative
Alissa Lo	Representative
Genia Taitano, MD, FACS	Representative
Wendi Wagner, MSN, RN, BA	Representative
Howard Wong, MD, FACS	Representative
Michelle Moura, RN	Representative
Darshe Mendoza	Representative
Steven Kim MD, FACS	Representative
Shawntay Thomas	Representative

2025 HTAC Meetings Items:

Date	Agenda	Agency Reports + Meeting Items	Meeting Minutes	Recording (if available)
11/14/25
08/14/25	Meeting Cancelled	N/A	N/A	N/A
05/09/25	05.09.2025 HTAC AGENDA	State of Hawaii EMSIPS Branch HTAC 2025_05_09		N/A
02/14/2025	HTAC 2-14-25 Agenda	N/A	HTAC Meeting Minutes 02.14.25	N/A