STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1928

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 605, 669, 695

 

 

 

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. 605, 669, and 695, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

 

Health Planning Council, Honolulu Subarea

 

G.M. No. 605

KEITH ALAN LEE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2007;

 

G.M. No. 669

KEITH ALAN LEE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011; and

 

G.M. No. 695

SARAH H. NORDWALL,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Keith Alan Lee from the Department of Health; King, Nakamura & Chun-Hoon; The Queen's Health Systems; Kaiser Permanente; John Child & Company; Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation; Bank of Hawaii; one State Representative; and three individuals.

 

     Mr. Lee is being appointed to the Health Planning Council, Honolulu Subarea, for a first term to expire on June 30, 2007, and for a second term to expire on June 30, 2011.  Mr. Lee is the Vice President of Legal Services/Regional Counsel for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.  As Kaiser Hawaii's chief legal officer, he advises Kaiser Permanente Hawaii's executive leadership on matters having broad consequences on the health plan's hospital and medical care program's policies, procedures, and practices.  He was the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel for The Queen Emma Foundation.  Mr. Lee received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science and American Studies from the University of Michigan.  He also received Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Chicago.  He currently serves on the board of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Sarah H. Nordwall from the Department of Health; Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women; and four individuals.

 

     Ms. Nordwall was the District Coordinator and is now working part time as a Fashion Consultant for Carlisle Designer Clothes in Hawaii.  Ms. Nordwall began Sarah of Hawaii and was a buyer for Liberty House department stores.  Her community activities include serving as a board member for Achievement Rewards for College Scientist; the Rotary Club of Honolulu; Hawaii Theatre; and Central Union Church.

 

     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