STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1535

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.C.R. No. 214

       H.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 214, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT FEDERAL FUNDING BE PROVIDED TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TO ESTABLISH A CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that federal funding be provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease program.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Coalition.

     Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that appropriate funding for the establishment of a national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease program will enable information on the potentially debilitating disease to be centralized and coordinated, leading to better sharing of key information and more research and funding for better and effective treatments.

     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 H.C.R. No. 214, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair