Our State Network meets annually and is open to individuals and organizations interested in children's health insurance issues. If you would like to join our list, please contact Barbara Luksch, Hawaii Covering Kids project director, at coverkids@aol.com. Planning Committee Our project's overall activities are led by a Planning Committee. Members There are 106 members. Organizations Currently, 226 organizations participate in our activities. Next Meeting We are planning another policy forum in March 2009. Please stay tuned for details! Special Presentations Children's Health Insurance Eligibility Forum On 16 April 2008 Hawaii Covering Kids sponsored two national speakers, Edwin Park from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Caroline Rivas from Community Health Councils, who presented information about recent federal policies and their implications for our children's health insurance programs. Topics included CHIP Reauthorization, CMS's August 17 Directive, and CMS's Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) program. There were also updates about the National Covering Kids & Families Network and Hawaii's progress towards covering all kids with health insurance. Click on this link for a PDF copy of the presentations: April 2008 Children's Health Insurance Policy Forum in Hawaii. Micronesians: History, Culture, and Health Click here for a PDF copy of the presentation by Nia Aitaoto at our Malama i na Keiki 9 conference on 4 April 2008. Making Tax Time Pay for Working Families Health Attitudes and Practices of Pacific Islanders Services and Programs for Native Hawaiian Children Working with Immigrant Families from China, Vietnam, and the Philippines United States Immigration & Naturalization Service Med-QUEST Identification Cards Minutes Minutes of our past meetings are available: 15 March 2005 16 November 2004 20 May 2004 2003 Meetings 2002 Meetings 2001 Meetings 2000 Meetings 1999 Meetings