STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2838

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 210

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 210, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Hawai'i Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances

G.M. No. 210

TAMAH-LANI S.K. NOH, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Tamah-Lani S.K. Noh to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Hawai‘i Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances.

     Testimony in support of Tamah-Lani S.K. Noh's nomination to the Hawai‘i Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances was submitted by the Department of Health.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Tamah-Lani S.K. Noh has extensive experience in the fields of drug control and substance abuse.  Mrs. Noh worked as the Drug Demand Reduction Administrator, the Executive Support Officer, and then as the Acting Counterdrug Coordinator for the Counterdrug Support Program.  She is currently the Counterdrug Coordinator for the State of Hawaii where she manages a $4.5 million budget and forty-five National Guard members in support of marijuana eradication, drug demand reduction and community-based organization, and a substance abuse prevention and testing program.

     Mrs. Noh has volunteered her time on numerous drug control task forces and committees.  Most recently she served on the Government Wellness Task Force, the Governor's Committee on Crime, and the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substance, of which she was elected chairperson.

     In addition to her impressive professional credentials, Mrs. Noh has experience with the human face of drugs as well.  She is a certified substance abuse counselor in Hawaii and has counseled individuals, families, and groups in federal drug after care and adolescent treatment programs.

     Your Committee finds that Tamah-Lani S.K. Noh's extensive professional and volunteer experience in the field of substance abuse and drug control will make her a valuable asset to the Hawai‘i Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances.    

     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