STAND. COM. REP. NO.  823-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2368

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2368, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help alleviate the physician and nursing shortage in Hawaii by appropriating an unspecified amount to establish a medical residency program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

The County of Hawaii, Hilo Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Hawaii Medical Association, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation East Hawaii Region, Board of Directors of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation East Hawaii Region, Pacific Islands Center for Educational Development, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Hamakua Health Center, TriWest Health Care Alliance, and many concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Health and a concerned individual provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2368, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair