Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 823, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

The medical director of The Queen's Medical Center Neuroscience Institute, chairman of the Department of Surgery of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, chief of surgery of The Queen's Medical Center, and chief of neurology and neurosurgery of The Queen's Medical Center testified in support of the nomination.

WILLIAM G. OBANA, M.D., holds a medical degree from the University of California and is a board-certified neurosurgeon. Dr. Obana has been licensed to practice medicine in the State since August 1992 and is currently engaged in the private practice of medicine. The nominee has been involved with quality of care issues through his work on the peer review committees in the Division of Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Division of Trauma at The Queen's Medical Center. Additionally, Dr. Obana currently serves on the Medical Advisory Committee for the Regulated Industries Complaints Office and on the Claims Review Committee for the HAPI Physicians Indemnity Plan.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing 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.