STAND. COM. REP. NO.  863

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1483

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1483, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the quality, efficiency, and availability of health care services in Hawaii by establishing a task force to study the feasibility and merits of allowing the operations of one or more regional systems of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, or one or more of its individual health facilities, to transition to public-private partnership status.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142 and many individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association, United Public Workers AFSCME Local 646, and many individuals testified in opposition.  The Department of Budget and Finance, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Banner Health, and many individuals provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1483, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair