STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1969

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 654

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 654, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii Cancer Center to determine the etiologies of the high incidence of liver and bile duct cancer in the State.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Health, University of Hawaii, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Oahu County Democrats Legislative Priorities Committee, and numerous individuals.

Your Committee finds that research is needed to better understand why Hawaii has one of the highest incidence of liver and bile duct cancer in the country and to inform public health interventions for liver and bile duct cancer prevention.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 654, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair