Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 140 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA), with the cooperation of the Department of Health Emergency Medical Services System Branch, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and Maui Memorial Medical Center, to review the health care needs of West Maui.

SHPDA submitted testimony in support of the measure.

Your Committee finds that West Maui can sometimes be isolated from the rest of the island, particularly when there is an accident or other situation causing the closure of the main roads into the area. This poses a potentially dangerous situation if emergency services are not able to travel between West Maui and the rest of the island.

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.R. No. 140 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.