STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3502

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 849

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and International Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 849, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Medical Advisory Board

G.M. No. 849

DENNIS CROWLEY, 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 Dennis Crowley to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Medical Advisory Board.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Dennis Crowley from the Department of Transportation.

     Dr. Crowley's expertise in physical medicine and active participation as Chair of the Medical Advisory Board gives the Department of Transportation the sound advice needed to determine if a person is medically able to drive without harming oneself or others.  His active participation at board meetings gives the Department the insight needed to keep roads and drivers safe.

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

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair