Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1975, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide critical medical care services for residents and visitors on the island of Hawaii by appropriating funds for two emergency mobile urgent care units to be stationed at the fire departments of the Ocean View and Volcano communities.

The County of Hawaii Fire Department, Hawaii Primary Care Association, and Hawaii Medical Service Association testified in support of this bill. The Department of Health supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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. 1975, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1975, H.D. 2.