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M7 os N ' COUNTY OF HAWAII :+_ �'/:•': STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 257 12 A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO APPROPRIATE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO CARDIOLOGY TRAUMA CENTERS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. WHEREAS, statistically a heart attack occurs every twenty seconds, heart-related deaths occur every minute, and of the 1.5 million people who experience heart attacks, five hundred thousand results in death; and WHEREAS, at 9.3 per 1,000 population, Hawai`i Island has the highest rate of cardiology hospitalization in comparison to that of Kaua`i (7.7 per 1,000 population), Maui (7.5 per 1,000 population), and O`ahu, the lowest (6.7 per 1,000 population); and WHEREAS, in 2008 the State of Hawai`i experienced five hundred fifty-eight more cardiology-related hospitalizations than in 1995; and WHEREAS, cardiology-related hospitalizations that occur on the Island of Hawai`i are the highest in the state and frequently require that patients be flown from Hawai`i to Oahu for necessary medical attention which includes time expended for ground and air transportation; and WHEREAS,the high rate of cardiology-related incidents on Hawai`i Island, the vast geographical expanse of the island, and the need for quick access to obtain cardiac-related treatment, would justify the need for construction of cardiac trauma centers located in the vicinity of Waimea and Puna; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it encourages the Honorable Neil Abercrombie, Governor of the State of Hawai`i, to appropriate necessary funding for the planning and construction of two cardiac trauma centers on the Island of Hawaii.