STAND. COM. REP. NO.  702-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2171

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2171, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist the City and County of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Division to expand emergency medical and ambulance services in the Moanalua, Aliamanu, Red Hill, Salt Lake, and Foster Village communities by appropriating funds to authorize an additional emergency medical services unit.

The Honolulu Emergency Services Department, Emergency Medical Services Division; United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, and AFL-CIO; and an individual provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Health 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. 2171, 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair