STAND. COM. REP. NO.  709

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1330

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1330, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to provide continued support to the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) by extending the authorization that allocates a portion of Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund moneys to fund JABSOM operating expenses.

 

     The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, JABSOM, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii Medical Association, The Queen's Medical Center, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific Health, and Kalihi-Palama Health Center supported this bill.  The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii and a concerned individual opposed this bill.  The Department of Health, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and several concerned individuals provided comments.

 

     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. 1330, 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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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair