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 S.B. No. 2591, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist the Hana community on Maui by:

Several members of the Maui County Council submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Center and several individuals testified in support of this measure with amendments. The Department of Health submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that the Center is the only health care provider in the Hana district. Recently, the Center was awarded a grant to provide, among other services, behavioral health services. Hana has a relatively high rate of students, approximately 25 percent, who qualify for services under the Felix consent decree.

Most of the testimony submitted supported the appropriation of funds to the Center, but opposed portions of the measure related to the establishment of the pilot project. Your Committee recognizes the importance of appropriating funds to the Center, but does not believe that a pilot project is necessary at this time.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 S.B. No. 2591, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2591,

S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.