STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1790

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 213

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 213 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO FUND BREAST CANCER AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to assure low-income women access to screening and early detection of breast and cervical cancer by requesting the Governor to fund breast cancer and cervical cancer screening for low-income women in Hawaii.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center.  The Department of Health submitted testimony supporting the intent of this measure with comments.

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program, established in 1997, provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening for Native Hawaiian, Filipino, and Pacific Island women.  However, your Committee finds that screening for breast and cervical cancers needs to be accessible to all women, particularly those of low-income and who do not have health insurance or whose insurance is insufficient.

     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. 213 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair