STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3626

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 769

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

Board Of Naturopathic Medicine

G.M. No. 769

RODNEY CHUN, 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 Rodney Chun to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Rodney Chun from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and one individual.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Chun's background, experience, and proven leadership on the Board of Naturopathic Medicine qualify him to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Naturopathic Medicine as a licensee member.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Chun has been licensed in Hawaii since 1970 and was originally on the Board in the 1970s and 1980s, when the field of naturopathic medicine was first beginning to expand in the State.  Since that time, Dr. Chun has seen the regulation of naturopathic medicine in Hawaii develop and change, which has given him a unique ability to recognize the current and future needs of his profession.  Your Committee further finds that Dr. Chun has served as a member of the Board of Naturopathic Medicine since July 2012 and the knowledge and expertise Dr. Chun has gained during his more than four decades of practice continue to enhance the effectiveness of the Board.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Dr. Chun be reappointed to the Board of Naturopathic Medicine based on his knowledge, background, and commitment 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