STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1534-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 10

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 10 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THE USE OF TRANS FATS IN FOOD PREPARATION AND FOOD SERVICE BY HAWAII'S RESTAURANT INDUSTRY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to work toward providing healthier food options in the restaurant industry by requesting the Department of Health (DOH) to determine the feasibility of reducing or eliminating the use of trans fats in food preparation and food service by Hawaii's restaurant industry.

 

     A proposed House Draft 1 (H.D. 1) for this measure was provided to the public for review prior to its hearing date.  As amended, the proposed H.D. 1 requests DOH to establish an Electrocardiogram Wireless Transmission Project Task Force (Task Force) to track and study the progress of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department's project that is equipping ambulances and rapid response vehicles with an EKG wireless transmission system to transmit EKG data to any hospital wishing to participate in the project.

 

     Several concerned individuals supported the proposed H.D. 1 for this concurrent resolution.  The Honolulu Emergency Services Department submitted comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by replacing its contents with those of the proposed H.D. 1.

 

     This measure was further amended by:

 

(1)  Replacing the two cardiologist members of the Task Force with a board certified emergency room physician;

 

(2)  Replacing the representative of the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii with the Chairperson of the American Heart Association of Hawaii or the Chairperson's designee; and

 

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 10, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 10, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair