Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.R. No. 89 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the development of a long-term care infrastructure plan for Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the Hawaii Long Term Care Association.

Your Committee finds that this measure will enable interested stakeholders to examine the challenges facing the State's aging population, review available services, analyze existing state and county laws and regulations, consider the current long-term care bed capacity and projections for future needs, and develop a comprehensive long-term care infrastructure plan to ensure public safety while supporting aging in place initiatives.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 89, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Health, in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 89, S.D. 1.