STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3591

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 278
                                        




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

DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION BOARD

     G.M. No. 278       JAMES P. EPURE, M.D. and STEPHEN K.
                        MIYASATO, M.D., for terms to expire
                        June 30, 2004, 

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the
nominees, your Committee finds that the nominees are qualified to
serve in the positions to which they have been 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.

     James P. Epure, M.D., is a staff physician for the Veterans
Administration in Honolulu.  He completed the Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine.  He
has been Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the John A.
Burns School of Medicine and on the Ethics Committee at Kuakini
Medical Center.

     Stephen K. Miyasato, M.D., is a physician in private
practice specializing in internal medicine.  


 
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     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,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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