STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1354

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 148

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 148 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OCTOBER 2013 AS BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to raise awareness about the seriousness of brain injury by designating October 2013 as Brain Injury Awareness Month.

One concerned individual offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Designating March as Brain Injury Awareness Month, instead of October 2013; and

     (2)  Amending its title to read: "DESIGNATING MARCH AS BRAIN

INJURY AWARENESS MONTH".

     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. 148, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 148, H.D. 1.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair