Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1357, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds from the Hawaii Organ and Tissue Education special fund for a grant to the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii.

The Department of Health and the Hawaii Coalition on Donation submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that Act 88, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, was passed which supported the donation of organs, tissues and corneas for transplants. Moreover, one component of the bill was the formation of a special fund to support public education on donation. However, the appropriation out of the special fund in that bill only covered fiscal year 2000-2001 while the program was established for three years.

Your Committee recognizes that he program is a noble one, and will pass this measure to fund the program for the remaining two years of its initial, three-year establishments.

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. 1357, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.