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. R. No. 87 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request Leahi Hospital to develop a master plan and financial feasibility report for its existing campus that will take advantage of its unique location and relationships in east Honolulu.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the existing campus of Leahi Hospital needs to be revitalized in order to achieve its vision as a Geriatric Center of Excellence. To achieve this goal the master plan and financial feasibility report, addressing all future on-campus construction, activities, and services, need to be completed.

Your Committee further finds that a study of this magnitude can be costly. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation submitted testimony requesting an appropriation in the amount $150,000 to complete the plan and feasibility report requested by this measure. However, your Committee noted that funding cannot be appropriated by this measure.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by requesting that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation pursue any needed resources in the Regular Session of 2007.

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.R. No. 87, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 87, S.D. 1.