STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1754-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.C.R. No. 36
H.D. 1
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.C.R. No. 36 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A PREVENTION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON THE INCREASING INCIDENCE OF BEDBUGS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to control bedbugs and inform visitors and residents of these potential threats by requesting the Director of Health (Director) to conduct a prevention and education campaign on the increasing incidence of bedbugs.
The National Pest Management Association supported this measure. The Department of Health opposed this measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting a provision requesting the Director to work with the Hawaii Tourism Authority to ensure that:
(1) Hotels and other visitor accommodations provide adequate information relating to bedbugs; and
(2) Hotels and other visitor accommodations are themselves provided with accurate information regarding bedbugs from appropriate health officials.
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. 36, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 36, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
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