STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1653

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.R. No. 35

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Homelessness, to which was referred H.R. No. 35 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE ADEQUACY OF ELDER CARE ON MOLOKAI AND LANAI, AND IN EAST MAUI,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the adequacy of elder care on Molokai and Lanai, and in East Maui.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Your Committee received testimony offering comments on this measure from the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Requesting the Executive Office on Aging(EOA), rather than the Legislative Reference Bureau(LRB), to conduct the study on the adequacy of elder care on Molokai and Lanai and in East Maui; and

(2) Amending its title in accordance with its amended purpose.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 35, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 35, H.D. 1.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair