STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1838

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 304
                                        




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. 304, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL

     G.M. No. 304       J. COURTNEY FITZSIMMONS, DONNA M.
                        BUHRMAN, EPE ANDERSON, HEATHER PROUD,
                        SHARON SHORE, LINDA WONG, LYN A. PASAK,
                        LORI G. ODELL, and RANDOLPH C. HACK, for
                        terms to expire June 30, 2002, 

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees,
your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are
volunteers, willing to serve without compensation, who will work
with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the
functions of the Statewide Independent Living Council.  Your
Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed
based upon their professional credentials, integrity, and a
desire to make Hawaii better through their participation on the
Council.

     Your Committee specifically notes the following:

     J. Courtney Fitzsimmons is an individual with a disability
living on the island of Hawaii who, despite a spinal chord
injury, maintains his independence.  He is a self-employed

 
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woodcraftsman and is highly motivated to see that other persons
with disabilities achieve a similar measure of independence.

     Donna M. Buhrman is an individual with a disability living
on the island of Kauai who is both an advocate and consumer of
independent living services.  She graduated from Brackenridge
Nursing School and the University of Texas with a degree in Human
Development and Humanities.  

     Testimony in support of the nominee was received from the
Kauai Center for Independent Living.

     Epe Anderson is a healthcare worker who resides on the
Leeward Coast of Oahu.  She has strong community ties and through
her work as a nurses' assistant, she has gained valuable
experience dealing with individuals with disabilities.
Ms. Anderson is currently a student at Leeward Community College.

     Heather Proud is an individual with a disability living on
the island of Maui.  She currently serves on the Council as well
as on the Maui Mayor's Commission on Persons with Disabilities.
Ms. Proud is presently a student and has an Associate of Arts
degree from Maui Community College. 

     Testimony in support of the nominee was received from an
individual.

     Sharon Shore is an individual with a disability living on
the island of Oahu who is completing her first term on the
Council.  She has been elected by the Council to represent their
views on the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council.  Ms. Shore
holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Chaminade
University.  She is also Hawaii's representative to the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society.

     Linda Wong is an individual with a disability living on the
island of Oahu who currently serves on the Council.  She is a
food service manager with the Department of Education.  Ms. Wong
received an Associate of Science degree from Kapiolani Community
College and has also attended the University of California at
Long Beach and San Jose.

     Lyn A. Pasak is an individual with a disability living on
the island of Hawaii.  She is a self-employed businessperson who
has experienced the challenges of becoming economically
independent.  Ms. Pasak has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.

     Lori G. Odell is an individual with a disability living on
the island of Oahu who will be completing her first term on the

 
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Council.  She has been active on many of the Council's committees
including the Finance Committee.  She is also active as a
fundraiser for the Humane Society and the Arthritis Telethon.

     Randall C. Hack is an individual with a disability living on
the island of Oahu who has extensive experience working with and
for persons with significant mental illness.  He is the Executive
Director of United Self-Help.  Mr. Hack holds a Bachelor's Degree
in Geography from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

     Testimony in support of all the nominees was received from
the Department of Human Services.

     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
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,



                                   ______________________________
                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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