STAND. COM. REP. NO. 60

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 39

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Higher Education and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 39 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REPORTS ON THE HAWAII CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL FUND,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the University of Hawaii, beginning January 1, 2010, to report semi-annually on the moneys in the Hawaii cancer research special fund, including deposits, expenditures, and other transactions.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i, the High Technology Development Corporation, and the American Cancer Society Hawaii Pacific, Inc.

     Your Committees find that this measure will promote transparency in financial accounting of the moneys in the special fund, which will assist the Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i in providing better cancer care to improve the health and well being of the people of Hawaii.  This will also provide the Legislature with the information it needs to ensure that progress is being made in the building and expansion of the Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 39 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Health,

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

____________________________ JILL TOKUDA, Chair