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.C.R. No. 188 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the State and the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to enter into a lease/purchase agreement for a new parking structure for Maui Memorial Medical Center to be funded by the issuance of certificates of participation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Maui Memorial Medical Center.

Your Committee finds that the Maui Memorial Medical Center is in need of additional parking right now, and will have an ever greater need in the future. Walker Parking Consultants conducted a study to determine the parking sufficiency of the existing parking structure and future parking requirements due to the 75,000 square foot medical center expansion. The study concluded that an additional 689 parking stalls will be needed by 2008 and 777 parking stalls by 2016.

Your Committee further finds that financing this project through certificates of participation will require the State of Hawaii or Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to enter into a long-term lease on the parking structure.

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 S.C.R. No. 188 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.