STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3122

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 219

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 219, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Language Access Advisory Council

 

G.M. No. 219

TIN MYAING THEIN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Tin Myaing Thein to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Language Access Advisory Council.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Tin Myaing Thein was submitted by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Language Access, and two individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, a Masters degree in Health/Population Studies, and a Doctorate in Medical Sociology, Tin Myaing Thein embarked upon an impressive thirty-five year career in the field of community and economic development.  Ms. Thein has worked extensively with underserved communities in Hawaii as well working with the internationally respected aid organizations USAID and the United National Development Program.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Thein's extensive experience working with new immigrants, her proven administrative skills, and her unrelenting drive to serve her community have made her, and will continue to make her, a valued asset to the Language Access Advisory Council.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations 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 Judiciary and Government Operations,

 

 

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair