STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1860

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 303
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 303, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

TRI-ISLE SUBAREA HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL

     G.M. No. 303       JUDY MCCORKLE, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 1999;

                        TIMOTHY T. SHIROMA, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2000;

                        THOMAS R. FITZGERALD, JR., and PATRICIA
                        MARY RAFFETTO, for terms to expire
                        June 30, 2001; and

                        JUDY MCCORKLE, and JOHN ORNELLAS, for
                        terms to expire June 30, 2003,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee notes that subsequent to the receipt of
Governor's Message No. 303, it was informed that "Tri-Isle" is
the appropriate name of this Subarea Health Planning Council.

     Upon review of the resumes and other background information
submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the nominees
bring a unique range of skills, abilities, and experiences to the
Tri-Isle Subarea Health Planning Council.  


 
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     Testimony in support of the nominees was received from the
State Health Planning and Development Agency.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:

     Judy McCorkle is a financial consultant and received her
Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University.  Ms. McCorkle
is active in the community as past Endowment Committee chair of
the Maui United Way, past chair of the Maui Chamber of Commerce,
and member of the Maui Police Commission.  Ms. McCorkle is a
member of the National Association of Professional Financial
Advisors and is a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor.

     Timothy T. Shiroma is the sales manager and account
executive for Hawaii Medical Services Association on Maui.  Mr.
Shiroma received his Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in
communication from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Mr.
Shiroma is a certified health consultant with Blue Cross/Blue
Shield.  He is currently trustee of the Maui Church of Christ and
secretary of the Tri-Island Community Mental Health Center, Inc.

     Thomas R. Fitzgerald, Jr., is an insurance agent with
Insurance Agents Group.  Mr. Fitzgerald received his Bachelor's
degree in mathematics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Mr. Fitzgerald is a member of the General Insurance Association
of Maui and the Hawaii Independent Insurance Agents Association.
He is also a board member of Maui County Crimestoppers and was
past president of Junior Achievement of Maui.

     Patricia Mary Raffetto is the quality management coordinator
for Kaiser Permanente.  Ms. Raffetto received a Bachelor's degree
in nursing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Master's
degree in nursing from University of California at Los Angeles.
Ms. Raffetto is the past president of the Kula Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association and the Maui Special Learning Center
and past member of the Maui AIDS Foundation.

     John Ornellas is the property manager for the Lanai Company,
Inc.  Mr. Ornellas received his Bachelor's degree in business
administration from San Diego State University and the National
University and is certified in purchasing management and lead
base paint inspection.  He is past president of the Lanai Lions
Club and is active with the School Community Based Management for
Lanai public schools.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee, after full consideration of the

 
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background, character, experience, and qualifications of the
nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the
positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate
advise and consent to the nominations.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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