Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1446, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish a cancer detection revolving fund and to make an appropriation from the general fund into the revolving fund.

Cancer remains a serious and pervasive health problem afflicting Hawaii's population. Your Committee on Conference believes that every effort should be made to harness the resources of Hawaii's internationally renowned health and biomedical technology industries and encourage efforts to develop technologies that detect cancer in its early stages. Through early detection, cancers can be identified, treated, and eliminated before they significantly threaten the health of an individual. Although there has been significant strides in treating and preventing cancer partly due to aggressive prevention education programs and the research activities of the University of Hawaii and the State's health and biotechnology industries, cancer continues to plague our population.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by deleting the appropriation section.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1446, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1446, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.