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 No. 820, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Testimony in support of DUANE M. ILSTRUP was received from the State Health Planning and Development Agency. The nominee also submitted a written statement.

Your Committee finds that the nominee, a United States citizen, resides in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Mr. Ilstrup received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics from Augsburg College and earned his M.S. degree in biostatistics from the University of Minnesota. He served as an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the Mayo Clinic for thirty-three years, retiring from that post in 2003. In addition, the nominee has been published extensively in a number of medical journals. Your Committee finds that the nominee brings experience in evaluating clinical, epidemiological, and administrative health care projects. Thus, your Committee finds that the nominee's extensive background in healthcare will benefit the Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea.

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.