STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1612-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2837

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2837, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OAHU REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Temporarily authorize the Oahu Regional Health Care System to oversee the operations and management agreement of the proposed state veterans home on Maui; and

(2) Establish a timeline and process for the permanent oversight of the operations and management agreement of the proposed veterans home on Maui to be reassigned to the Maui Regional Health Care System.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Defense; Oahu Region, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; and three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Corporate Board of Directors; Maui Regional Board, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; and one individual.

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 S.B. No. 2837, S.D. 2, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair