STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1430-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 139

      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 Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 139 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN WEST HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii (JABSOM) to conduct a feasibility study for a university hospital in West Hawaii.

JABSOM testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Stating that sufficient funds should be appropriated for a meaningful study to be conducted;

(2)  Requesting JABSOM to conduct the feasibility study in conjunction with leadership from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), HHSC East Hawaii Region, and HHSC West Hawaii Region; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 139, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committees on Higher Education and Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 139, H.D. 1.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair