STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1942

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 460

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. 460, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Drug Product Selection Board

G.M. No. 460

LELAND TAICHI NOGAWA, for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the testimonies and statement submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Leland Taichi Nogawa has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Drug Product Selection Board.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Leland Taichi Nogawa from the Department of Health.

     Leland Taichi Nogawa is Pharmacy Operations Manager, Pharmerica/Honolulu, where he is responsible for the entire in‑house pharmacy operation and supervises a staff of over twenty professionals and six support staff.  He has been employed by the company since 2001.  Mr. Nogawa has both a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and Pre-Pharmacy degree from Creighton University, and holds a Hawaii Pharmacist License.  In addition to his staff pharmacist positions, Mr. Nogawa has completed clerkships in a number of Hawaii and U.S. mainland pharmacies, hospitals, and long term care facilities.

     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