STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1359

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 572

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 572, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board Of Pharmacy

G.M. No. 572

KERRI OKAMURA, 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 Kerri Okamura to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Pharmacy.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Kerri Okamura from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and three individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Okamura's background, experience, and proven leadership on the Board of Pharmacy qualify her to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Pharmacy as a licensee member representing Hawaii County.  Your Committee notes that Ms. Okamura has been a licensed registered pharmacist in Hawaii since 1995 and is the Director of Pharmacy Operations and Privacy Officer for KTA Super Stores.  Ms. Okamura is also an active member of the Hawaii Pharmacists Association and serves as a Preceptor/Affiliate Faculty and on the Dean's Advisory Council for the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.  Your Committee further finds that Ms. Okamura previously served on the Board of Pharmacy from 2013 until June 2016, has served as an interim appointee since July 2016, currently serves as the Board's chair, and represents the Board as an item writer for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and Hawaii's Multistate Jurisprudence Examination.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Ms. Okamura be reappointed to the Board of Pharmacy based on her knowledge, background, and commitment to serving the community.

     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