STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1107

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 42

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 42 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ALLOW AVAILABLE SURPLUS HELICOPTERS TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL EVACUATION SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to meet the need for emergency response services in rural and other geographically isolated areas in Hawaii by requesting the State Department of Defense to allow available surplus helicopters in its fleet to be used for medical evacuation services.

     The State Department of Defense commented on this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 42 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Health.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair