STAND. COM. REP. NO.  778

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 615

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 615, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the Healthy Aging Partnership Program (Program) to further the Program's important role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna.

The City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services, Maui County Office on Aging, AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Family Caregiver Coalition, Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, Hawaii Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, ILWU Local 142, and several individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Executive Office on Aging provided comments on this measure.

     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. 615, H.D. 1, 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