STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3613

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 477, 514

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 477, and 514, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

State Council on Developmental Disabilities

 

G.M. No. 356

DAVID F. FRAY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012;

 

G.M. No. 357

PATRICIA L. HEU, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012;

 

G.M. No. 358

EVAN A.R. MURAKAMI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012;

 

G.M. No. 359

PATRICIA A. NISHIMOTO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012;

 

G.M. No. 360

LIZ ANN K. SALVADOR,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012;

 

G.M. No. 361

MICHAEL D. TADA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012;

 

G.M. No. 477

MARK F. ROMOSER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012; and

 

G.M. No. 514

SHERYL A. NELSON,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees will work with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the government functions related to the development and delivery of services to all individuals with developmental disabilities.  Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed based upon their credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through their participation on the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to which they have been nominated.

 

     Your Committee received testimony supporting the nomination of each of these individuals from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities and Family Voices of Hawaii.  Your Committee received additional testimony from the Department of Health, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, and Easter Seals Hawaii supporting the nomination of David Fray; additional testimony from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine supporting the nomination of Patricia Heu, M.D.; and additional testimony from The Arc of Kauai and Responsive Caregivers supporting the nomination of Patricia Nishimoto.

 

     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