STAND. COM. REP. NO.  653

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 717

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 717 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide financial support to Molokai General Hospital for its operating costs.

     A member of the Maui County Council, Molokai General Hospital, and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii testified in support of this bill.  The Attorney General provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 717 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair