Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 159 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support the Hawaii Medical Association, Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association, and the American Psychiatric Association in extending an invitation to the American Medical Association House of Delegates to return to Honolulu for its interim winter meeting in 2007 or 2008.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Hawaii Tourism Authority, American Psychiatric Association, Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association, Hawaii Medical Association, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Oahu, and a psychiatrist.

Your Committee finds that convening the interim winter meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates in Hawaii is not only beneficial to our economy, but also provides national perspectives on medicine to our medical community.

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.C.R. No. 159, and recommends its adoption.