STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1169_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 717
                                     




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 S.B. No. 717
entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE
     BONDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of
special purpose revenue bonds totalling $20,000,000 in assisting
North Community Hospital, Inc. with the financing and refinancing
for certain projects. 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
North Hawaii Community Hospital. 

     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 S.B. No.
717 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