STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3444

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 732

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 732, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board Of Examiners In Optometry

G.M. No. 732

PETER SHOJI, for a term to expire 06-30-2020,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Peter Shoji to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Examiners in Optometry.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Peter Shoji from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii Optometric Association.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Shoji's background, knowledge, and experience on the Board of Examiners in Optometry qualify him to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Examiners in Optometry as a licensee member.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Shoji is an optometrist in private practice and has been licensed in Hawaii since 1985.  Dr. Shoji is also an active member of his profession, where he has served on the Board of Directors for the American Optometric Association and Hawaii Optometric Association, and within his community, where he served as a member of the Manoa and Salt Lake neighborhood boards for many years.  Your Committee further finds that Dr. Shoji has been a member of the Board of Examiners in Optometry since August 2012, has been the Vice Chairperson of the Board since October 2015, and is the Board's delegate to attend National Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry meetings.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Dr. Shoji be reappointed to the Board of Examiners in Optometry based on his knowledge, experience, and dedication to public service.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and 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 Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair