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OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY
Meeting: April 4, 1984
Action: Councilman Dahlberg made a motion that the Chair refer Res. 875
to the appropriate committee for discussion.
FC-441 - amends Resolution 875 by deleting the portion of the
resolved statement that states "and opposes their
conversion of long term care facilities"; approve &
adopt resolution, as amended. Dated April 11, 1984
(NOTE: Council Chr. took Resolution 875, as amended, off the
April 18, 1984 Council's agenda.)
Re: Res. 875
County of Hawaii - State of Hawaii
Resolution
WHEREAS, a report prepared by a special task force of the
Department of Health recommends that Ka'u, Honokaa, and Kohala
hospitals be converted to intermediate care facilities and that
acute in-patient services be consolidated to Hilo and Kona
hospitals; and
WHEREAS, H.B. 1640, presently before the legislature, includes
provisions which would facilitate the proposed conversion of the
Hawaii County Hospital system; and
WHEREAS, as intermediate care facilities, Hawaii County's rural
hospitals would provide only long-term patient care, potentially
lose X-ray and laboratory services, and realize a reduction in their
ability to provide emergency and acute care as presently exists; and
WHEREAS, residents in the rural communities of Ka'u, Honokaa,
and Kohala would have to travel many miles, to either Hilo or Kona,
for medical attention, and the distance factor could endanger lives,
especially in emergency situations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ZT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it is in favor of having the State of Hawaii maintain
Ka'u, Honokaa, and Kohala hospitals as they exist, capable of
providing emergency services.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii is
directed to transmit copies of this resolution to Honorable Dante
Carpenter, Honorable Richard Henderson, Honorable Malama Solomon,
Members of the Senate; Honorable Virginia Isbell, Honorable Andrew
Levin, Honorable Richard Matsuura, Honorable Herbert Segawa,
Honorable Yoshito Takamine, Members of the House of Representatives;
Abelina Shaw, Deputy Director of Health; Kenji Nagao, Ka'u Hospital
Administrator; Yoshito Iwamoto, Honokaa Hospital Administrator;
Jitsuo Kotake, Kohala Hospital Administrator; and Linda Nesbit, Ka'u
Ad Hoc Committee.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this
day of
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
1984.
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES p
Dahlberg
De Luz, III
Domingo
Fujii
Hale
Kawahara
Lai
Schulte
Chr. Yamashiro
Reference: FC'-
M.B. No.
RESOLUTION N0.
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(REVISED)