STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1746-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.C.R. No. 106

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 S.C.R. No. 106 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS SEPSIS AWARENESS MONTH IN HAWAII, AND THE THIRTEENTH DAY IN SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS HAWAII SEPSIS DAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to recognize the month of September of every year as Sepsis Awareness Month, and the thirteenth day in September of every year as Hawaii Sepsis Day.

The Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Nurses Association OPEIU Local 50, Sepsis Alliance, and numerous individuals supported this measure. One individual provided comments on 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 S.C.R. No. 106 and recommends its adoption.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair