STAND. COM. REP. 2083

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2792

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2792 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund phase II of Molokai General Hospital's renovation project.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from five members of Maui County Council, Molokai General Hospital, and a resident of Molokai.

Your Committee finds that Molokai General Hospital is the only hospital on Molokai and serves 8,000 residents and visitors through 24-hour emergency care, an urgent care clinic, acute medical and pediatric inpatient care, prevention education, and many other important functions. Your Committee finds that this funding will help bring the hospital up to current building safety codes.

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 S.B. No. 2792 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair