STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1529

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 303

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 303, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Statewide Council on Independent Living

 

G.M. No. 303

LAURA L. TOBOSA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Laura L. Tobosa to have the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Statewide Council on Independent Living.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Laura L. Tobosa was submitted by the Department of Human Services.  Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Ms. Tobosa has worked with the Hawaii Centers for Independent Living for seventeen years.  She is a member of the Hawaii County Mayor's Committee on People with Disabilities, Disability Rights Hawaii, and the Partners in Community Living Advisory Committee.  Ms. Tobosa satisfies the requirement that a member represent Hawaii County.

 

     Ms. Tobosa is an advocate for disability issues, and a mentor for people with disabilities.  She is aware of the issues from the national to the individual level.  Ms. Tobosa's extensive experience with grant writing, budgets, program implementation, and monitoring and compliance of contracts is an asset.  Ms. Tobosa founded the Youth Support Group which provides opportunities for young adults with disabilities to participate in after-school activities.  She has led several local organizations focused on disability issues and has demonstrated her ability to work well with diverse groups.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services 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 Human Services,

 

 

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair