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HI HCR146

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Joy San Buenaventura

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the County of Hawaii to explore a memorandum of agreement with the United States Army to provide aeromedical evacuation services for underserved rural areas in Hawaii County.

  • Identifies that rural areas in Hawaii County are difficult for emergency medical responders to reach, with round-trip response times up to two hours.

  • Notes that the United States Army maintains a helicopter training area at United States Army Garrison Pohakuloa on the island of Hawaii that could support aeromedical evacuation services.

  • Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health, Mayor of Hawaii County, Deputy Director of the Health Resources Administration, Commander of United States Army Garrison-Hawaii, and the Garrison Commander of Pohakuloa Training Area.

Legislative Description

Urging The County Of Hawaii To Explore A Memorandum Of Agreement With The United States Army To Provide Aeromedical Evacuation Services For Underserved Rural Areas.

County of Hawaii

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Holt, McKelvey excused (4).

3/27/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance3/27/2019
Health3/14/2019

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