STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1368

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 685

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

Board of Examiners in Optometry

G.M. No. 685

GEOFFREY REYNOLDS, for a term to expire 6-30-2014  (Term amended to 6-30-2015 by GM780,

begs leave to report as follows:

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

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Geoffrey Reynolds from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Hawaii Optometric Association.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that this nominee has practiced as a licensed optometrist for more than thirteen years in clinical and academic settings.  Your Committee also finds that this nominee's professional experience includes practice in a private family-owned practice, a larger clinical setting, as an Adjunct Clinical Professor for the Pacific University College of Optometry, as a medical staff vision consultant for the University of Hawaii's Athletics Division, and as a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.  Your Committee further finds that this nominee has demonstrated a commitment to his profession through service as past Vice President and Oahu Director and current Convention Chairperson of the Hawaii Optometric Association.  Your Committee notes that this nominee has been recognized for excellence in his profession, having received numerous awards including the Nick Meneakis Award for Pharmacology and Disease, Cal-State Fullerton Outstanding Clinician Award, and the 2003 Hawaii Optometric Association's Young O.D. Award.  Your Committee finally finds that this nominee's experience and accomplishments within his profession will allow him to be a valuable contributor to the Board of Examiners in Optometry.

     Your Committee finds that Geoffrey Reynolds has been nominated to the Board of Examiners in Optometry based on his knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service.

     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