STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1160

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1286
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1286, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS
     FOR NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of
special purpose revenue bonds for North Hawaii Community
Hospital, Inc.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc.

     Your Committee finds that it is in the public interest to
encourage the development of health care in the State.  Your
Committee further finds that North Hawaii Community Hospital,
Inc., a not-for-profit Hawaii corporation, is engaged in
providing health care to the remote North Hawaii district.
Revenues from bonds authorized in an amount not exceeding
$20,000,000, will be applied to the retirement of outstanding
debt on facilities and equipment, construction of new additions,
acquisition and installation of additional equipment, and
renovation and repair.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose

 
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of H.B. No. 1286, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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