STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1640

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 682

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

Board of Physical Therapy

G.M. No. 682

RUSSELL CHUNG, for a term to expire 06-30-2021,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Russell Chung to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Physical Therapy.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Russell Chung from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Chung's background, commitment to public service, and proven experience on the Board of Physical Therapy also qualify him to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Physical Therapy as a public member.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Chung is a landscape architect with over thirty-five years of experience in landscape design in California and Hawaii and is the Executive Vice-President of PBR Hawaii & Associates, Inc.  Mr. Chung also has over twenty years of experience serving on various state boards, including prior service as a public member on the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board and as a licensee member on the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Chung has been a member of the Board of Physical Therapy since April 2014 and his perspective as an experienced board member continues to enhance the effectiveness of the Board of Physical Therapy.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Mr. Chung be reappointed to the Board of Physical Therapy based on his knowledge, experience, and dedication to serving his 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