STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1096

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 654

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 654, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center to determine whether the State has the highest incidence in the country of liver and bile duct cancer due to liver fluke infection, aflatoxin ingestion, or intrahepatic bile duct dilation.

The Department of Health, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and many individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center and an individual submitted testimony in opposition.

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. 654, 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