STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3128

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 390

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 390, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Medical Advisory Board

G.M. No. 390

LEO MAHER MD, MHA, FAAN, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Leo Maher, MD, MHA, FAAN, from the Department of Transportation.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Dr. Maher is being reappointed to the Medical Advisory Board and represents the neurologist appointment.  The nominee received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Wayne State University and a Doctor of Medicine from Wayne State University School of Medicine.  He is a member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.  The nominee is currently in private practice in Honolulu.

     Dr. Maher's expertise in neurology is needed by the Board to determine if a person is medically able to drive without harming themselves or others. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs 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 Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair