STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1952

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 89

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 89 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO EXTEND ITS CURRENT LAND LEASE WITH LEAHI HOSPITAL TO FACILITATE THE EFFECTIVE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CAMPUS-WIDE MASTER PLAN FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to encourage the University of Hawaii to extend its current land lease with Leahi Hospital to facilitate creation of opportunities and an infrastructure that will enable alternative community-based programs that would:

     (1)  Be comprehensive;

     (2)  Prevent institutionalization; and

     (3)  Contain rising long-term care costs.

     Leahi Hospital and Healthcare Association of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 89 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair