S.C.R. No. 71 Summary

• Request Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to establish a task force to conduct a feasibility study for building a hospital in North Kona on the island of Hawaii.

• Task force composition includes a Senate member, House member, Director of Health, West Hawaii Regional CEO of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, a West Hawaii Regional Health System Board member, and other representatives deemed necessary.

• Initial task force meeting must be held no later than June 1, 2020, with the West Hawaii Regional CEO serving as chairperson.

• Task force must submit findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes.

• Task force is dissolved June 30, 2021, citing North Kona's population growth, severe shortage of medical services, and inadequacy of Kona Community Hospital's 94-bed capacity.