STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1927

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 585, 586, 688, 689

 

 

 

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 Nos. 585, 586, 688, and 689, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs

 

G.M. No. 585

GAIL ANN CHEW,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 586

BERTHA F.K. LEONG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 688

EUDICE R. SCHICK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009; and

 

G.M. No. 689

MARY ALEY WILKINSON,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds Gail Ann Chew, Bertha F.K. Leong, Eudice R. Schick, and Mary Aley Wilkinson to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Gail Ann Chew's nomination from the Department of Health, Academy of the Pacific, Family Promise of Hawaii, Lanakila Rehabilitation Center, Saint Louis School, and four individuals.

 

     Ms. Chew is a senior executive with over twenty years of experience in brand marketing, communications, and partnership development.  She is a graduate of the University of California at Davis with an A.B. in English and an M.A. in Education.  Her extensive community experience includes serving on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of the Pacific, the Advisory Board of the Aloha Section PGA, and the Board of Directors of Family Promise of Hawaii.  She is also a member of the Oahu Country Club, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, Hawaii Opera Theater, and an associate member of the Society of American Travel Writers.

 

     Based on her experience and training, your Committee finds Ms. Chew to be qualified to serve as an Oahu representative on the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs. 

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Bertha F.K. Leong's nomination from the Department of Health, the Hawaii State Representative for the Nineteenth District, and Kuli‘ou‘ou/Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board #2.

 

     Mrs. Leong is the current president of the Aina Haina Community Association and a life member of Daughters of Hawaii.  Mrs. Leong's experience includes representing the 18th District for six years in the House of Representatives of the State of Hawaii, serving on the Kuli‘ou‘ou/Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board for ten years, and over twenty years with the Department of Education. 

 

     Based on her experience, your Committee finds Mrs. Leong to be qualified to serve as an over-sixty Oahu representative on the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs. 

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Eudice R. Schick's nomination from the Department of Health, the Chair of the Hawai‘i County Council, the Arthritis Foundation, and four individuals.

 

     Mrs. Schick holds an Associate Degree in Accounting with highest honors from Burdett College of Business Administration in Boston, Massachusetts.  She has over forty years of experience with office management, including financial management and accounting.  Mrs. Schick's volunteer experience includes serving as treasurer and president of various religious organizations, treasurer of the Kaimuki Intermediate School Parent Teacher Association, treasurer and president of the Kaimuki Intermediate School Band Boosters, president of Kalani High School Band Boosters, a board member of the Waikoloa Outdoor Circle, volunteer for the Arthritis Foundation, school liaison specialist for the Retired and Senior Volunteer program on Oahu, and fundraising chairperson for the Waikoloa Seniors and Waikoloa Community Development Corporation.

 

     Her personal experience with getting around the island with a disability has made her acutely aware of the support needed for successful independent living.  Mrs. Schick successfully lobbied for a handicap access button to be installed in one of Oahu's public buildings.

 

     Based on her experience, your Committee finds Mrs. Schick to be qualified to serve as an over-sixty Oahu representative on the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs. 

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Mary Aley Wilkinson's nomination from the Department of Health and six individuals, including the Senior Pastor of Hawaii Kai Church.

 

     Ms. Wilkinson has a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Hawaii, a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago.  She is a retired educator with experience at the Hawaii School for Girls, American Samoa Department of Education, and Chaminade University.  Her community service experience includes serving as a recording secretary of the AARP, Chapter 60; director of Mauna Luan Board of Directors, and on the Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board.

 

     Based on her experience and training, your Committee finds Ms. Wilkinson to be qualified to serve as an over-sixty Oahu representative on the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs. 

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that are 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.

 

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

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair