STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3437

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 105
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 105, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO
     CONVENE A TASK FORCE ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Governor to create a temporary task force chaired by the
Legislative Reference Bureau to study and report on alternative
medicine in Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that alternative medicine -- which
includes such therapies as herbal medicine, diet regimen,
homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathy, massage,
oriental medicine, and meditation -- has recently made
significant inroads in the way Americans perceive health care and
is being used for the treatment or alleviation of HIV, arthritis,
cancer, pain, hypertension, headache, and other medical
conditions.

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii is an ideal place to
stimulate the growth of alternative medicine in a credible and
responsible way, given the number of medical providers in an
array of alternative medicine specialties in the State and the
presence of the University of Hawaii School of Medicine.  Your
Committee agrees that a task force is needed to examine and

 
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discuss alternative medicine, including the possibility of making
alternative medicine into an economic growth instrument for
Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 105,
S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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