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County of Hawaii-State of Hawaii
Resolution No. 17
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council, County of Hawaii, State
of Hawaii is charged with the health, safety and welfare of
the people of Hawaii County; and,
WHEREAS, the availability of health services at reasonable
cost contributes directly to maintaining the well being of the
people, and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Health, State of Hawaii is proposing
effective January 1, 1973, increases in hospital rates throughout
the State as follows: Maluhia Hospital, 4.8%; Hilo Hospital, 5.9%;
Honokaa Hospital, 2.2%; Kona Hospital, 1.0%; Kau Hospital, 10.7%;
Maui Memorial Hospital, 2.2%; Hana Medical Center, 2.2%; Kauai
Veterans' Memorial Hospital, 5.6%; Samuel Mahelona Memorial
Hospital, 4.3%; and Kula Sanitorium, 23.2%; and,
WHEREAS, there has been little or no communication to the
public on this subject to explain and justify the necessity of
said increases;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hawaii County Council,
County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, requests that the Department
of Health, State of Hawaii, defer the proposed increases until
such time as the Department of Health can justify or give their
rationale for the proposed rates; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,! that the Clerk of the County of
Hawaii be and is hereby authorized and directed to transmit
copies of this Resolution to the Department of Health, Governor
John A. Burns, Senate President David McClung and Speaker of
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the House Tadao Beppu as evidence of the Hawaii County Council's
deep concern on this issue and the anticipated financial hardship
it will cause ~any of our people.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this
20th
day of December, 1972.
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COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CAll VOTE
, County of Hawaii AYES NOES AlE
Hilo, Hawaii Carpenter X
De Luz X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION by the vote indicated to Farias X
was
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on Fujii X
Hlsaoka X
December 20, 1972 Kawahara X
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ATTEST Yadao X
Chr. Yamada X
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