DATE:

TUESDAY, May 12, 2026

TIME:

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

WHERE:

Via Zoom with in-person location at

Hale F Conference Room, 2201 Waimano Home Road

Pearl City, 96782

Join via Zoom:

https://zoom.us/s/95138653554#success

Meeting ID: 951 3865 3554 Passcode 96782

Join by phone:

Dial 253 205 0468 or 669 444 9171

Meeting ID: 951 3865 3554

I.

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting to be led by Council Chairperson

Roll call by Council Secretary

9:00 to 9:05

II.

ANNOUNCEMENTS   

·     Meeting protocol in the event of Audiovisual communication disruption

·     Mental health related events and reports

·     SCMH membership, vacancies, and absences

·     Ex-officio member message

9:05 to 9:15

III.

COMMUNITY INPUT

[Note: Testimonies will also be accepted at the time each agenda item is called).

9:15 to 9:25

IV.

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

April 14, 2026 Meeting Minutes

9:25 to 9:30

V.

NEW BUSINESS

A.  Mental Health Block Grant Presentation and Discussion

       “Early Serious Mental Illness and OnTrack Hawaiʻi”

        Presenter:

        Puanani Hee, PhD

       Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division

9:30 to 10:00

VI.

OLD BUSINESS

2026 Legislation Updates

Led by the 2026 Ad Hoc Legislation Committee

10:00 to 10:30

VII.

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Standard agenda reporting which may be written or oral.

Each report may include information on mental health-related meetings attended, upcoming mental health-related events to share, and mental health conversation topics and resources from mental health stakeholders in the community. It may include concerns relating to concerns that the Council could help in, and responsibility areas

for acting on or before the next meeting. Discussion will be limited to informational exchange only, with no decision-making or deliberation on items not separately notice.

A.  Island Representative Reports

·   Oʻahu Service Area Board meeting –Jackie Jackson

·   Hawaiʻi Service Area Board meeting – John Betlach

B.  Government Sector Representative Reports

·      Behavioral health sector – Kathleen Merriam

·      MedQUEST/Medicaid sector & HACDACS – Jon Fujii

·      Judiciary/Mental Health Court – Kristin Will

·      Education – Christine Montague-Hicks

·      Vocational Rehabiliation – Leah Dias

C.     Specialty Area Representative Reports

·      Provider – Forrest Wells

·      Parents, family members –

Mary Pat Waterhouse, Heidi Ilyavi, Katherine Aumer

·      Youth and consumer advocates – Tianna Celis-Webster, Asianna Saragosa-Torres, Danielle Bergan

10:30 to 11:55

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

11:55 to 12:00