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OF <br />00 so, <br />b <br />W11 O,kabe <br />Wanc�ging Director <br />Harry Kim <br />itfa 7or 0 <br />J <br />0 677=- <br />Barbara J. Koss,ow <br />0 0 <br />De itnMinaging Director <br />P I <br />tett of <br />25 A,u�puni Street, Suite 2603 o Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-65,53 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane KeohokAlole Hwy.,, 61d,g C * Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444 e Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />Senator Kaiali "i Kahel'e, Chair <br />Commlittee on Higher Education <br />Hawai'i State Capitol, Room 224 <br />Honolluilu, HI 96813 <br />Senator Mike Glabibard, Vice -Chair <br />Committee on Higher Education <br />Hawai"i State Capiitol, Room 224 <br />168113 <br />Honiollul;u, HI 9 <br />Dea,r. Chair Kahsew lstew Y Vice -Chair Gabbard and Committee Mem�bers: <br />Re HB 47'4, HD 1 Rellatl"ng to Rat L,ungworm Dinsease <br />Hearing Date.- 03-115-18 — 11.15i pm; Conference Room 22i4 <br />I med at th <br />Thank you for thiis opportunity to testify in support of funding for activities ai <br />prevention and eradication of rat lungworm dliseiasser i. Until those goals have been achieved, <br />third worthy aim of the bill, clear,ly refleicted in the amendments (altholugh not speed in the <br />prrte amblle) is, better, treatment for those who fa,ll victim to thlis illneiss. <br />The Daniel' K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Ha,waat Hilo <br />established the Here wai'l Isilanid rat lungworm disease working group. I't has been conducting, <br />research and ed'uc,ational outreach on the disease for the past fouryears, and it is my <br />I <br />unidersitwet. ry valuable work. <br />Apparently the Impact of this disease has been different in Hawaii „r: on the mainlanj <br />with unusually severe consiequienices reported for Hawai'i vict�ims,. Therefore, the funding of <br />local research is, uniquiely impiortant�. <br />If UH -Hilo feels that the requ,iremeint of 1:1 matching funds is realistil c, 11 urge you t <br />I <br />support a generous appropriation to, deal with, this dreadful disease. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />L <br />H ry <br />arr,y Kirri- <br />Mayor, County of Hawaii, <br />County of Hawai , �i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />