STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1345

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 212

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.R. No. 212 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION ENSURING THAT ANY LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO REPAIR THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN HAWAII SHOULD INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE WELLNESS PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC DISEASE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to work toward revising Hawaii's healthcare system to allow for the provision of adequate healthcare for future generations by ensuring that any revisions of the healthcare system in Hawaii incorporate sustainable wellness programs that address the underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease.

     The Department of Health, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and several concerned individuals supported this resolution.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of 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.R. No. 212 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair