STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 28

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 28 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEAD HUMAN BODIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prevent commercial exploitation of human body remains by prohibiting the sale of dead human bodies unless it is for the purpose of legitimate medical education and research by a university, hospital, or qualified institution.

     Several concerned individuals supported this bill.  A concerned individual provided comments on this measure.

     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. 28 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair