Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2298 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to add law enforcement officers to those who are considered to have a direct and tangible interest in public health statistic records.

The Department of the Attorney General (AG) and the Hawaii County Police Department supported this bill.

The AG reported that this bill is necessary because, at times, during the course of an investigation, law enforcement officers may need access to these vital records. An example given was that of the use of a death certificate in a homicide investigation when deciding what charge, if any, to bring against a suspect.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2298 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.