STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2662

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 187

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 187, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Hawaii Medical Board

G.M. No. 187

DANNY MORITO TAKANISHI JR., for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nomination from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; John A. Burns School of Medicine; University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Department of Surgery; Hawaii Residency Programs, Inc.; and University Clinical, Education, & Research Associates.  A personal statement and curriculum vitae were received from the nominee.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that the nominee's professional experience as a physician and surgeon, commitment to public service, and proven leadership on the Hawaii Medical Board qualify him for reappointment to the Hawaii Medical Board.  Your Committee notes that the nominee is a 1987 graduate of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, with extensive postgraduate training in surgery at the University of Hawaii and the University of Chicago, and has been licensed to practice since 1989.  He brings many years of experience as a practitioner, prestigious academic credentials, and strong organizational skills to his work on the Board and was elected Chairman in 2009.  Your Committee further finds that this nominee has been reappointed to the Hawaii Medical Board based on his knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection 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 Commerce and Consumer Protection,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair