STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1095-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 203

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 203 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND ITS REGIONAL BOARDS TO SUBMIT PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING ITS OPERATING DEFICITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure request the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and its Regional Board to submit plans and recommendations for reducing its operating deficits and that these long-term plans include options that the Legislature may consider for effecting large-, medium-, and small-scale deficit reductions, along with the corporation's recommendations for changes in expenditures, revenues, services, access, and other relevant aspects of its operations.

The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Kauai Region Board of Directors, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and several individuals supported this measure.

     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. 203 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair