STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3491

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 199
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 199, submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMITTEE

     G.M. No. 199       ROSEMARY C. ADAM-TEREM, Ph.D., for a term
                        to expire June 30, 2002,

                        JENNIFER SCHEMBER-LANG and GAILYNN
                        WILLIAMSON, Ph.D., for terms to expire
                        June 30, 2004,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the background information submitted by each
nominee, your Committee finds that each of the nominees are
qualified to serve in the positions to which they are nominated.
Your Committee further finds that the nominees are being
appointed based on their professional credentials, integrity, and
a desire for public service, and that they possess skills,
abilities, and experiences that are assets.

     Your Committee specifically notes the following upon the
information and resumes submitted by the nominees:

     Rosemary C. Adam-Terem, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist
and is on the clinical faculty of the Department of Psychiatry of
the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii.  She
is also an instructor in clinical psychology at the University of

 
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Hawaii at Manoa, a coordinator of adult mental health services at
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, and in private
practice.  She provides pro bono services.

     Jennifer Schember-Lang is being reappointed.  She is an
attorney and the Executive Director of the Learning Disabilities
Association of Hawaii.  Her has been Director of Legal Services
for the Protection and Advocacy Agency of Hawaii, Staff Attorney
for the Disabled Rights Legal Project, and an associate attorney
for a mainland law firm.  She received the Legal Advocacy Award
from the Mental Health Association in Hawaii and the Friends of
Social Work Award from the Hawaii Chapter of the National
Association of Social Workers.  She is a Weinberg Fellowship
Program Graduate.  Current community activities include being on
the Board of Directors of the John Howard Association and a
member of the Childrens Community Council (Windward).

     Gailynn Williamson, Ph.D., is being reappointed.  She is an
instructor in philosophy at Leeward Community College, University
of Hawaii.  Her community service includes membership in the
Hawaii Chapter for the Humanities, Queen's Hospital Ethics
Committee, and Animal Rights Hawaii.

     Testimony in support of the nominees was received from the
Department of Health.

     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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