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.C.R. No. 77 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) to develop a "State of Hawaii Health Policy Guidebook" based on the Hawaii Health Performance Plan.

The Hawaii State Health Coordinating Council, SHPDA, H2P2 Plan Development Committee, Certificate of Need Review Panel, Hawaii County Sub-area Health Planning Council, Windward Oahu Sub-area Health Planning Council, Tri-isle Sub-area Health Planning Council, West Oahu Sub-area Health Planning Council, Honolulu Sub-area Health Planning Council, Kauai Sub-area Health Planning Council, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Queen's Development Corporation, Straub Clinic and Hospital, and Hawaii Disability Rights Center Submitted testimony in support of this concurrent resolution.

Your Committee notes that SHPDA is mandated by statute to be Hawaii's primary health planning and development agency and serves in both a regulatory and collaborative planning and development capacity. It is through its planning and development activities that the Hawaii Health Performance Plan was conceived and now serves as the foundation upon which SHPDA's other activities are based.

Your Committee further notes that through the collaborative efforts of both public and private agencies and the diligent work of SHPDA, the health care industry, and communities throughout the State, a "map" of Hawaii's health care development vision was able to be developed.

Your Committee understands that this guidebook will place Hawaii in step with the health care community nationwide, and in fact, place Hawaii at the forefront of community health planning in the United States. Moreover, this guidebook will have a significant positive impact on the health of our island's communities.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 77 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.