Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 388, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, résumé, and statements submitted by the nominee, and finds the nominee to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Health Planning Council, Honolulu Subarea.

Testimony in favor of nominee JOAN DOBBS was submitted by the State Health Planning and Development Agency and eleven individuals.

Ms. Dobbs is a Lecturer and Assistant Specialist at the University of Hawaii and specializes in Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences. Her degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition from Michigan State University and a Doctorate in Nutrition from the University of California, Davis. Throughout her career she has served the public in numerous capacities including co-authoring over 200 Honolulu Star Bulletin "Health Options" columns and as the Director of Heritage Program, Nature Conservancy of Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, 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.