Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 172 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose this resolution is to request the John A. Burns School of Medicine to host a symposium fostering a better understanding of the relationship between standard medical practices and the various alternative and complementary medical practices from the various immigrant cultures in Hawaii.

The John A. Burns School of Medicine, Hawaii Medical Association and Christian Science Committee on Publication for Hawaii, submitted testimony in support of this resolution.

Your Committee finds that pursuant to Hawaii's diverse population, many different curative, remedial and healing traditions may be classified as "complementary" and "alternative" to standard medical practices. Moreover, with an emphasis on basic and applied medical research, the John A. Burns School of Medicine Biomedical Research Center could serve as a clearinghouse of information on alternative/complementary and standard medical practices, which may lead to many medical breakthroughs and may be of great benefit to Hawaii's economy in terms of diversification and growth.

Your Committee has amended this bill accordingly by:

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. 172, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Higher Education in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 172, H.D. 1.