STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1434

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 342

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 342, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Health

G.M. No. 342

PAULA A.Y. ARCENA, for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Paula A.Y. Arcena to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated for a second term to the Board of Health.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Paula A.Y. Arcena's nomination from the Department of Health; Hawaii Association of Health Plans; two representatives of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Hawaii Medical Association; Healthcare Association of Hawaii; and the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai‘i.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Arcena is the executive director of the Hawaii Medical Association.  Prior to serving in that capacity, Ms. Arcena was the Director of Legislative and Government Affairs and the Hawaii Medical Political Action Committee of the Association.  She has worked as a senior advisor to a Councilmember of the City and County of Honolulu; vice president of SMS Research and Consulting Services; Project Director of Community Resources, Inc.; and as a paralegal.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Culture from the University of Michigan.  Ms. Arcena is a member of the board of directors of Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Foundation, Medical Underwriters of California, and the Aloha Society of Medical Society Executives.  She is a member of the Patient Bill of Rights Task Force of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and of the American Association of Medical Society Executives.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Arcena's extensive knowledge of the Hawaii medical system and experience with developing policy positions relating to health care are a great asset to the Board of Health and she should be confirmed for reappointment for a second term.

     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.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair