STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1790-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3126

S.D. 1

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. 3126, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY AEROMEDICAL SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish and appropriate funds for an Emergency Aeromedical Services Partnership Program administered by the Department of Health in partnership with rural counties.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Corporate Board of Directors; Office of the Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i; two members of the Hawai‘i County Council; one member of the Maui County Council; Hawai‘i Fire Department; The Queen's Health System; Kohala Coast Resort Association; Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation, Inc.; Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Hawaii Medical Service Association; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health and Office of the Mayor of the County of Kaua‘i.

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. 3126, S.D. 1, 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