Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 175, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the testimony and written statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that Loriann M. Kanno, Pharm.D., George W. Read, Ph.D., Marcella Seto Chock, Pharm.D., and Mary Jo Keefe, have the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Drug Product Selection Board.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the four nominees from the Department of Health.

Dr. Kanno, while currently representing the Department of Health as a Pharmacist for the Immunization Program, has recent experience in the private sector as a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, an Assistant Director of Pharmacy, and an Outpatient Staff Pharmacist. Dr. Kanno maintains licensure status as a pharmacist in both Hawaii and California. She is also a member of the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the Lambda Kappa Sigma Professional Pharmacy Fraternity.

Dr. Read has over thirty years of experience in the field of pharmacology, most notably as a professor at the University of Hawaii. He also holds a master’s degree in physiology. He has contributed greatly to state initiatives on drug abuse through participation in the Hawaii Drug Policy Forum, the State Task Force on Drug Abuse, and the Hawaii Advisory Commission of Drug Abuse. He has published over fifty scientific articles. Dr. Read is also a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

Dr. Chock has been active in the health care industry and academia for more than a decade and is a current member of the Drug Product Selection Board. Dr. Chock has had faculty appointments at the Schools of Pharmacy of the University of California, Oregon State University, and Creighton University. As a clinical specialist, she has expert knowledge of disease state case management for asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and geriatrics. She is a drug consultant and publication reviewer for patient education materials and has presented several lectures both locally and nationally. Dr. Chock is affiliated with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, and the Hawaii Society for Healthcare Education and Training.

Ms. Keefe currently practices as a community pharmacist on Maui where she has been for nearly ten years. Prior to Maui, Ms. Keefe practiced retail pharmacy on the mainland for several years. She maintains licensed pharmacist status in both Hawaii and Michigan. She is also a member of the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, the Maui County Pharmacists Association, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, and the Hawaii Diabetes Association.

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.