STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1389

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 195

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 195 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES PLAN BE DONE THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS PROCESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to affirm that the amendments made by the State Health Planning and Development Agency to the State Health Services and Facilities Plan are intended to be done through the public hearing process.

     A concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health and Kaiser Permanente Hawaii opposes this concurrent resolution. 

     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. 195 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair