STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3495

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 262
                                        




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

POLICY ADVISORY BOARD FOR ELDER AFFAIRS

     G.M. No. 262       ABE KAAHUI, RICHARD I.C. CALDITO Sr.,
                        FREDERICK K. LEE, BETTY M. MATSUMURA,
                        BRUCE W. MCCULLOUGH, HAROLD KOZUMA, DEd.,
                        and ROBERT Y. MASUDA, 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.

     Abe Kaahui is being reappointed.  He is a retired district
education specialist with the Department of Education.  He was
Principal of Puunene School in Maui, Vice Principal of Kihei
School in Maui, and Vice Principal of Ilima Intermediate School
on Oahu.  He belongs or has belonged to numerous educational
professional organizations.


 
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     Testimony in support of Mr. Kaahui was received from the
Executive Office on Aging.

     Richard I.C. Caldito Sr., is a life insurance underwriter
with Maui Realty Company, Inc., where he has worked since 1962.
He has been on the Board of Supervisors of Maui County.  He has
been Chairman of the Boy Scout WorldJamboree, and he is the
founder of the Maui Fil-Am Golf Club.

     Frederick K. Lee is being reappointed.  He is retired from
the ILWU, Local 142, where he was a contract administrator.  He
is a Board Member of the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific,
Hawaii State Council of Senior Citizens, and President of the
Pensioners Council, Oahu Division.

     Testimony in support of Mr. Lee was received from the
Executive Office on Aging and ILWU Local 142.

     Betty M. Matsumura is being reappointed.  She is retired
from the Department of Education in school food services.  She
has been Chair of the Kauai Planning Commission.

     Testimony in support of Ms. Matsumura was received from the
Executive Office on Aging.

     Bruce W. McCullough is being reappointed.  He is a retired
Pacific Area Manager for the Social Security Administration. He
is an ex-officio member of the Policy Advisory Board for Elder
Affairs, and has been a Board Member of the Aloha United Way and
Kalihi-Palama Immigration Service Center.

     Testimony in support of Mr. McCullough was received from the
Executive Office on Aging and ILWU Local 142.

     Harold Kozuma, DEd., is a retired counselor and professor at
the University of Hawaii - Hilo.  He is currently a psychological
and educational consultant.  He is a Board Member of St. Joseph
School, Catholic School Diocese Board, and Child and Family
Service.  He has served with the Commission on the Status of
Women for Hawaii County, and the Hilo March of Dimes as Vice
President.

     Robert Y. Masuda is retired from the University of Hawaii
where he was Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services in the
School of Social Work.  He is a member of the National
Association of Social Workers, Moiliili Community Center Senior
Advisory Board, American Association of Retired Persons State
Legislative Committee, Kokua Council, Coalition for Long Term
Care, and Policy Advisory Board for Elderly Affairs.

 
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     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,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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