Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1498 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to provide emergency medical air helicopter services for residents of the county of Maui.

The Mayor of the County of Maui, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), Molokai General Hospital, HHSC Maui Region, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Management Advisory Group, Hana Community Health Center, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., Friends of Maui Memorial Medical Center, several Maui County councilmembers, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Health and Hawaii Air Ambulance supported the intent of this measure, with amendments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by specifying that the services will be provided intra-county and that the appropriation is contingent upon:

Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1498, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1498, H.D. 1.