STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3617

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 515, 516, 517, 518

 

 

 

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. 515, 516, 517, and 518, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

 

Disability and Communication Access Board

 

G.M. No. 515

ED CHEVY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 516

PETER L. FRITZ,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009;

 

G.M. No. 517

ANN CHINEN ITO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010; and

 

G.M. No. 518

LANCE KANESHIRO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

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 services for individuals with 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 Disability and Communication Access Board to which they have been nominated.

 

     Your Committee received testimony supporting the nomination of each of these individuals from the Disability and Communication Access Board.  Your Committee received additional testimony supporting the nomination of Peter Fritz from Chun, Kerr, Dodd, Beaman and Wong; Clear Fuels Technology, Inc.; and six individuals.  Your Committee received additional testimony supporting the nomination of Ann Ito from the University of Hawaii at Manoa KOKUA program and two individuals.  Your Committee received additional testimony supporting the nomination of Lance Kaneshiro from Yamasato, Fujiwara, Higa and Associates and two individuals.

 

     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