STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1661

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 26

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 26 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ORGAN DONOR CENTER OF HAWAII TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF ORGAN DONATION IN THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to increase the supply of organs to meet the needs of recipients waiting for transplants today and in the future by urging the Department of Education and Department of Health to collaborate with the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii to increase awareness of the benefits of organ donation in the state of Hawaii.

     The Organ Donor Center of Hawaii and Hawaii Living Donor Council supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 26 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Education,

____________________________ LYLA BERG, Acting Chair and Vice Chair

____________________________ JOHN MIZUNO, Acting Chair and Vice Chair