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

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the testimony and written statements submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Rosemary C. Adam-Terem has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Reproductive Rights Protection Committee.

Rosemary C. Adam-Terem, Ph.D, presently serves on the Committee, and holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Southampton England. She is employed as the coordinator for adult mental health services at the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children and as a faculty member in clinical psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and Hawaii Psychological 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 nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.