STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1436

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 318

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 318, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

State Council on DevelopmentAL Disabilities

G.M. No. 318

BEN S. DALAUIDAO II, for a term to expire 6-30-2012,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statement submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominee will work with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the functions related to developmental disabilities for the people of Hawaii.  Your Committee further finds that the nominee has been appointed based on his credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through his participation on the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to which he has been nominated.

     Your Committee received testimony supporting the nomination of Ben S. Dalauidao from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities and two individuals.

     Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Mr. Dalauidao has been serving on the State Council on Developmental Disabilities since July 2008, and is an active member of the Council's Employment and Education Committee, who has diligently worked to increase employment options and promote individualized school transitions to post-secondary options for individuals with developmental disabilities.  A motivated member of the East Hawaii Developmental Disabilities Committee and an aspiring leader who has contributed to the establishment of a statewide self-advocacy network, Mr. Dalauidao has provided valuable insight and support to individuals with developmental disabilities who are striving to become their own advocates and leaders in the community.  He is a graduate of the Partners and Policy Making Academy 24 and is an individual with a developmental disability, who helps to fulfill the requirement that sixty per cent of the membership of the Council comprise individuals with developmental disabilities.

     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