Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 94 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request that Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children's Obesity Task Force propose a plan of action to address prevention and treatment of childhood obesity in Hawaii.

The Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children supported this measure. The American Heart Association supported this measure and provided comments.

Your Committee finds that certain communities in Hawaii have double the national rates of childhood obesity, and that childhood obesity is a significant public health concern.

Your Committee has amended this resolution 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. 94, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 94, H.D. 1.