STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3557

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, and 885, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hawai'i Medical Education Council

 

G.M. No. 880

GARY KAJIWARA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 881

VICKI MCMANUS,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 882

KENNETH ROBBINS,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 883

DARRYL SALVADOR,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 884

SHARON VITOUSEK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013; and

 

G.M. No. 885

PAULA YOSHIOKA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Gary Kajiwara, Vicki McManus, Kenneth Robbins, Darryl Salvador, Sharon Vitousek, and Paula Yoshioka to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Medical Education Council.

 

GARY KAJIWARA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Gary Kajiwara from the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and three individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Kajiwara received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Master of Business Administration degree, and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Hawaii. 

 

     Mr. Kajiwara has over thirty-five years of experience as a healthcare executive.  Since 1990, Mr. Kajiwara has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kuakini Health Systems and its subsidiaries.  Prior to that, Mr. Kajiwara served in various executive positions within Kuakini Health Systems.

 

     Mr. Kajiwara currently serves as a member of the Hawaii Medical Education Council.  His experience and involvement in graduate medical education from the perspective of a healthcare provider and former institutional sponsor of a medical residency program will continue to provide the Council with a unique perspective.

 

VICKI MCMANUS

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Vicki McManus from one individual.

 

     Your Committee finds that Ms. McManus received a Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Nutrition from San Francisco State University. 

 

     Ms. McManus is currently the Manager of Millberry Creek, LLC, a real estate management company that manages long-term and vacation rental properties.  She is also a Partner in Palm Records, Inc., which provides business and technical support to other small businesses.  She is also a Trustee of the DeDomenico Trust, managing the Trust's real estate holdings.

 

     Ms. McManus testified that as a resident of the Island of Hawaii, she has first-hand experience with the shortages of physicians in rural areas.  Ms. McManus is a strong proponent of physician training and residency programs on the neighbor islands. 

 

     Ms. McManus' business and entrepreneurial background will provide the Hawaii Medical Education Council with a perspective that is different and unique from Council members from the healthcare field.

 

KENNETH ROBBINS

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Kenneth Robbins from one individual.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Robbins received a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Stanford University.  He received his Medical Doctor degree from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine.

 

     Mr. Robbins is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Hawaii Pacific Health.  Prior to his administrative career, Mr. Robbins was a full-time practicing pediatrician at Straub Clinic and Hospital.  He previously held a full-time position on the Pediatric Faculty at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and continues to teach pediatric residents as an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics.

 

     Mr. Robbins testified that in his position with Hawaii Pacific Health, he is directly responsible for overseeing the recruitment of physicians for Hawaii Pacific Health's hospitals and medical groups.  In this role, he has been active in physician recruitment activities in Hawaii for the last ten years and is aware of the needs for primary care physicians and specialists in the State. 

 

     Mr. Robbins experience and knowledge relating to physician recruitment and medical education and residency, as well as his clinical and management experience, make him an ideal candidate to serve on the Hawaii Medical Education Council.

 

DARRYL SALVADOR

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Darryl Salvador from the Hawaii Psychological Association and five individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Salvador received a Bachelor's degree in Education and a Master's degree in Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Mr. Salvador received a Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University. 

 

     Mr. Salvador currently serves as a clinician at the Schofield Barracks Health Center's Family Practice Clinic.  He is the former Director of Behavioral Health Services at Molokai Community Health Care, Inc., which provides behavioral health services to underserved populations on the Island of Molokai. 

 

     Mr. Salvador understands the importance of having a number of adequate physicians to meet the State's healthcare needs and has direct experience serving in a rural, medically underserved area through his previous work on Molokai.  Mr. Salvador's experiences will provide the Hawaii Medical Education Council with a unique perspective on addressing the increasing shortage of primary care physicians.

 

SHARON VITOUSEK

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Sharon Vitousek from two individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Vitousek received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Williams College.  She received her Medical Doctor degree from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. 

 

     Ms. Vitousek is the North Hawaii Outcomes Project Director for the Earl and Doris Bakken Foundation.  Prior to this, Ms. Vitousek served as the Medical Director of Hawaii Health Information Corporation and as a physician in private practice.  Ms. Vitousek has also served as a faculty member at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and as an Attending Physician at The Queen's Medical Center.

 

     Ms. Vitousek is a founding board member of the North Hawaii Community Hospital, helping to obtain millions of dollars in grant monies to establish the hospital.  She is also a founding board member of North Hawaii Women and Children's Services (now known as Hawaii Learning Resource), whose mission is to increase access for local students and professionals to recent advancements in identifying, assessing, and effectively supporting local students with learning differences.

 

     Ms. Vitousek has been a community leader on the Island of Hawaii in the areas of access to medical care and addressing the physician and health provider shortage.  She is a strong proponent of providing training and residency programs on the neighbor islands.  Her knowledge in the area of graduate medical education in rural areas makes her an excellent addition to the Hawaii Medical Education Council.

 

PAULA YOSHIOKA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Paula Yoshioka from the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and two individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Yoshioka received a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the California State University at Sacramento.  She received a Master of Business Administration degree from the California State University at Dominguez Hills.

 

     Ms. Yoshioka is currently the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for The Queen's Medical Center, where she works with physician residency programs to meet the needs of The Queen's Medical Center and the overall healthcare needs of the State.

 

     Prior to this, she served as the Vice Chair of Administrative Services at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Psychology, where she had direct involvement in medical education on a variety of levels.  She has also served in various capacities with the Department of Health, including Deputy Director. 

 

     Ms. Yoshioka's many years of healthcare experience in the public and private sector, as well as her familiarity with the critical role residency training plays in providing Hawaii with new physicians, will add a valuable perspective to the work being conducted by the Hawaii Medical Education Council.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

 

 

 

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JILL TOKUDA, Chair