Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

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, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Director of Health to conduct a prevention and education campaign on the increasing incidence of bedbugs.

Your Committee finds that an increase in the incidence of bedbugs could be detrimental to Hawaii's tourism industry. Although bedbugs are not known to carry disease, they often can cause allergic reactions, including itching, and their presence is offensive.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and replacing it with the contents of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 69, S.D. 1, a similar measure that requests the Department of Health to work in cooperation with the State Tourism Liaison and the Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association in raising awareness, education, and prevention of the increasing incidence of bedbugs.

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, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 36, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.