STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1349-26
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2026
RE: S.B. No. 2261
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2026
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2261, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to require
Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on the recruitment and retention of physicians
and dentists to serve the island of Molokai.
Your
Committee finds that geographic isolation, a small and dispersed population,
and limited housing availability have contributed to the challenges in
recruiting and retaining physicians and dentists to serve the island of
Molokai. Your Committee further finds
that a focused study that can assess factors such as compensation structures,
loan repayment opportunities, housing support, telehealth integration, and
community-based training pipelines will provide the State with the data necessary
to develop and implement strategies that are tailored specifically to Molokai's
health care workforce needs.
Your
Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000,
to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
Your Committee respectfully requests your Committee on Finance, should it deliberate on this measure, to consider an appropriation amount of $100,000.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2261, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2261, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,
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____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair |
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