Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2506, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide a more streamlined, efficient, and convenient process for registering and recording births and deaths occurring in the State.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Health. The Office of Information Practices submitted testimony supporting the Senate companion version of this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure will allow the Department of Health to more efficiently process vital events by eliminating the formal filing of paper certificates in registration districts (counties) prior to their eventual transmittal to a central site for review and storage. Most importantly, the public will be able to obtain certified copies and verifications of vital records in a shorter period of time after registration has been completed.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2506, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2506, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.