STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1955

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 696

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

Health Planning Council, West Oahu Subarea

G.M. No. 696

ANNE H. ATKINSON, for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Anne H. Atkinson to the Health Planning Council, West Oahu Subarea, from the Department of Health, Representative Josh Green, Representative Kymberly Marcos Pine, Family Voices of Hawaii, and one individual.

     Ms. Atkinson currently works in Representative Kymberly Pine's office as a legislative aide researching and drafting monthly newsletters and constituent mailings.  She has worked as a speech writer for the U.S. Embasssy-London and has served as Country Director for the USAID program in Macedonia. 

     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