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 S.B. No. 3153 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of completing construction for the Hana health nutrition training center.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hana Community Health Center and one hundred thirty-two individuals. Your Committee received comments from the Department of Health.

Your Committee finds that the Hana Health Nutrition Training Center is an integral part of the Hana Community Health Center which provides healthy meals and snacks to those in need. The Nutrition Center will serve an important function to the residents of the remote town of Hana by providing nutritional education, creating new jobs, and expanding the Hana Health Organic Farm Project.

Your Committee amended this measure by increasing the amount of general obligation bonds to $1,447,220 for the purposes of completing construction and purchasing equipment, including commercial kitchen equipment, for the Hana health nutrition training center.

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 S.B. No. 3153, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3153, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.