Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 34 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the state to work toward achieving universal health care for all its citizens by the year 2012.

No testimony was received on this measure.

Your Committee finds that Hawaii has a history of leading the nation in assuring adequate health care coverage for its citizens. Currently, however, the rapid rise of health care costs and the current increase in the State's need for long-term care has resulted in an increase in the number of uninsured.

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. 34 and recommends its adoption.