STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1317

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 602

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 602, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Examiners in Optometry

 

G.M. No. 602

REID K. SAITO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal statement and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Reid K. Saito to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Examiners in Optometry.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nominee from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii Optometric Association.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that this nominee has practiced as a licensed optometrist for over a decade and has experience in private practice and public sector clinics including those operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.  Your Committee further finds that this nominee's past service as President of the Hawaii Optometric Association has given this nominee experience with leadership and collaboration, which will serve him well in a position on the Board of Examiners in Optometry.  Your Committee also finds that this nominee's first-hand clinical experience as a licensed optometrist, proven leadership within his profession, and desire to serve the public qualify him for appointment to the Board of Examiners in Optometry.

 

     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