STAND. COM. REP. NO.223

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1111

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1111 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR AN INTERGENERATIONAL CARE CENTER AT EWA VILLAGES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to supplement the special purpose revenue bonds previously issued under Act 289, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999 for the purposes of assisting the Ewa Villages intergenerational care center.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the intergenerational care center of Ewa Villages, Kulana Malama.

Your Committee realizes that a private, nonprofit organization known as the EV Community Development Corporation is intending to develop a proposed center for intergenerational care on property in the Ewa Plains. Moreover, it is understood that this center will provide care to the frail elderly and medically fragile infants and children.

It is recognized by your Committee that due to the cost inflation of materials and labor, and due to a redesign of the project which deals with more technologically based services, an increase in special purpose revenue bond authorization was necessary.

Therefore, after realizing that this project is being designed to create a sense of belonging, warmth, and security in a nurturing environment to the people it will serve, your Committee has decided to pass this measure without amendments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1111 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair