STAND. COM. REP. NO. 280

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1286
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No.
1286 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 to assist North Hawaii Community
Hospital to finance and refinance certain debt, new construction,
acquisition, and repair of its health care facilities. 

     North Hawaii Community Hospital testified in strong support
of the bill. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1286 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health,



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair