STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3129

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 391

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. 391, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Medical Advisory Board

G.M. No. 391

ALAN SERIKAWA, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Alan Serikawa from the Department of Transportation.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Alan Serikawa is being reappointed to the Medical Advisory Board and represents the optometrist appointment.  The nominee is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and the Southern California College of Optometry.  As an optometrist, Dr. Serikawa is able to determine whether a person has the visual capabilities to drive safely, including evaluating medical conditions such as glaucoma, diabetes, or other diseases that affect vision and visual fields.

     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