STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1609

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.C.R. No. 33

       S.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 33 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE TO PARTICIPATE IN "LIGHT THE STATE CAPITOL BLUE" DURING A PORTION OF THE 2013 REGULAR SESSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Legislature to participate in "Light the State Capitol Blue" during a portion of the 2013 Regular Session.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Hawaii Prostate Cancer Coalition, and two individuals.

     Your Committee finds that prostate cancer is the second most common cause of male cancer-related death in the United States.  Increasing public awareness of prostate cancer is essential to prostate cancer prevention and early treatment because such awareness encourages men and families to learn about prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment options.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that the Department of Accounting and General Services is requested to participate in the "Light the State Capitol Blue" in April and September of 2013 and 2014;

     (2)  Specifying that the Comptroller is requested to permit a banner encouraging men to speak to their physicians about prostate cancer on state capitol grounds in April and September of 2013 and 2014;

     (3)  Amending the title accordingly; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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. 33, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 33, S.D. 1.

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

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JOSH GREEN, Chair