STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1504

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 223

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 223 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER AND WAI`ANAE'S INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ensure quality mental health services by requesting that the Auditor conduct a financial, program, and management audit of the Department of Health's (DOH) community based mental health centers and the Wai‘anae Coast Community Mental Health Center, Hale Na‘au Pono.

     Hale Na‘au Pono and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.  DOH opposed this measure.

     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. 223 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair