STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3493

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 252
                                        




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. 252, submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL

     G.M. No. 252       VICTORIA A. SUYAT, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2001,

                        CARRICK WONG, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2002,

                        LYNN C. FOX, PETER L. FRITZ, STERLING
                        KRYSLER, LILLIAN Y. SHIBATA, RICHARD W.
                        SMITH, and MARK YABUI, for  terms to
                        expire June 30, 2003, 

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.

     Victoria A. Suyat is the Director of Development and
Training for Winners at Work, Inc., where she is also Program
Coordinator for Ke Ala Holomua & School to Work Transition

 
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Project.  She is also President of Advantage Skill Builders.  She
has served in various directorship capacities with the American
Diabetes Association, American Lung Association of Hawaii,
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, United Cerebral Palsy
Association, and Muscular Dystrophy Association.

     Carrick Wong is a person with a disability.  She is a
graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

     Lynn C. Fox is a vocational rehabilitation counselor with
Lynn C. Fox & Associates, Incorporated.  She has worked for
Crawford Health & Rehabilitation and Goodwill Vocational Training
Centers of Hawaii.  She is Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
(national level) and is a Registered Rehabilitation Counselor
(Hawaii).  She is currently on the Board of the Hawaii
Rehabilitation Counseling Association and is its past President,
and was on the Board of the Hawaii Rehabilitation Association.
She was named Counselor of the Year, 1993.

     Peter L. Fritz is being reappointed.  He is an attorney with
the law firm of Watanabe, Ing, and Kawashima.  He has been in
practice in Hawaii since 1990.  He is also licensed in Florida,
New Jersey, and New York.

     Sterling Krysler is being reappointed.  He is a computer
consultant with Krysler Consulting.  He is currently the Vice
President and member of the Spinal Cord Injury Support Group, and
is a member of the Community Advisory Committee for Hawaii
Assistive Technology and Training Project, Community Advisory
Committee for Community Long Term Care Branch, Community Advisory
Committee for Prime Care Services Hawaii, and Technical Advisory
Group for MedQUEST.  He is also involved with the Independent
Living Housing Project and is a Board Member for the Aloha
Special Technology Access Center and Hawaii Centers for
Independent Living.

     Lillian Y. Shibata is being reappointed.  She most recently
was an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist with the United
States Army Garrison, Hawaii.  Prior to that, she was with the
United States Department of Health and Human Services.

     Richard W. Smith is President of Simple Solutions, Inc., in
Kailua-Kona, which provides business consultation computerization
and training services for individuals and businesses.  His
community service experience includes memberships and
directorships in numerous community organizations, including the
Workforce Development Council, Hawaii Island Workforce Investment
Board, West Hawaii School to Work, and Hawaii Island United Way.


 
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     Your Committee received testimony in support of Richard W.
Smith from the Workforce Development Council.

     Mark Yabui is being reappointed.  He is the Coordinator for
the Hawaii Centers for Independent Living.  He was formerly a
Project Assistant for Winners at Work.  He has served on the
Hawaii Council for Independent Living and has been named the
Outstanding Young Person by the Hawaii Jaycees.

     Testimony in support of all 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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