STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3521

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 672

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 672, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Hawai‘i Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled SubstanceS

G.M. No. 672

PAULA MORELLI, for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Paula Morelli to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawai‘i Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Paula Morelli from the Department of Health and Olomana Gardens.

     Dr. Morelli is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  She has authored and co-authored numerous scholarly publications regarding trauma and healing, culturally based interventions for Asian and Pacific Islanders, multicultural education, and cross-cultural competency.  Her areas of focus include social work practice in mental health, qualitative research methodologies, and theories of knowledge development.  Dr. Morelli has served since 2007 on this Commission, and her reappointment will ensure that the academic sector is well represented during discussions. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health 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 Health,

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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair