STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1425

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 163

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 163 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OCTOBER 13, 2017, AS METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate October 13, 2017, as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day to raise awareness of research to develop new and more effective treatments for breast cancer and of the support and resources that are available in the community to patients and their families.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from an individual.

     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. 163 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair