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4YY Ol M`' <br /> ••• ,yl Wil Okabe it <br /> � � Managing Director <br /> Harry Kim "r- <br /> Mayor <br /> • <br /> \4 ------- :` Barbara J.Kossow <br /> •• .•t'.J Deputy Managing Director <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> February 4, 2019 <br /> Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair <br /> COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH <br /> Hawai'i State Legislature <br /> Dear Chair Baker and Committee members: <br /> RE: SB 1410 RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES (Ka'u Hospital) <br /> Ka'u Hospital is a small rural facility serving a very large geographic area. <br /> Although the traditional population centers of Pahala and Naalehu are fairly stable, the <br /> number of residents in Ocean View has grown enormously, and so has traffic (and the <br /> potential for traffic-related injuries). While Ocean View can be serviced by either Ka'u <br /> Hospital or Kona Community Hospital, the need for emergency care in Ka'u is clear. <br /> I know you have limited resources and unlimited priorities. I must defer to you as to <br /> whether SB 1410 can "make the cut," but hopefully it will be seen as a small investment <br /> of funds with life-saving rewards. <br /> Sin erely, <br /> Harry Kim <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opponumty Provider and Employer <br />