Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 459 and 460, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds the nominees to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs.

Your Committee received testimony in support of CAROLYN ARBUCKLE, Ph.D. from the Executive Office on Aging and La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls. Ms. Arbuckle received a P.D. in English from the University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. in Alternative Medicine from Clayton College in Alabama. She has been a respected English teacher at La Pietra for twenty-two years. Ms. Arbuckle has volunteered with a number of life skills building programs including Hospice Hawaii, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children's Teen Intervention Program, and the Hale Kipa Independent Living Program. Ms. Arbuckle was a caregiver for her husband and wrote a book about her experience and that of others undergoing the challenges of caring for a terminally ill loved one titled "A Caregiver's Journey with a Terminal Patient."

Your Committee received testimony in support of THOMAS J. MacDONALD from the Executive Office on Aging. Mr. MacDonald has over twenty-five years experience as a professional fiduciary. He received an M.A. and pursued a Ph.D. at Stanford University. He later attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business' Executive Program. Mr. MacDonald retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Trust Co., Ltd. in 1995. He is a former member of the Executive Committee, Trust & Investment Division, of the American Bankers' Association and former President of the Hawaii Bankers' Association, Trust Division. His past community service includes serving as Director of the Hawaii Community Foundation where he was on the Nominating and Investment Committees. He is also a former Director of the United Way of Honolulu and the YMCA of Honolulu. He served on the Finance Committees of both of these organizations. Mr. MacDonald's knowledge and experience make him well qualified for the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs.

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 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.