STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3230

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 587

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 587, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Medical Advisory Board

G.M. No. 587

CARROLL DIEBOLD, for a term to expire 06-30-2025,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Carroll Diebold for service on the Medical Advisory Board.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Carroll Diebold from the Department of Transportation and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to the nomination for the appointment of Carroll Diebold from one individual.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Diebold's experience, background, and knowledge qualify him for appointment to the Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Diebold is a United States Army veteran who specializes in psychiatry and has been a board certified psychiatrist for the past twenty-seven years and a board certified forensic psychiatrist for the past twenty-three years. His various active duty clinical positions at Tripler Army Medical Center included Chief of the Tri-Service Addictions Recovery Facility, Chief of Chemical Addictions Treatment Service, Chief of the Department of Psychiatry, and Chief of the Department of Behavioral Health. Before working in Hawaii, Dr. Diebold was active at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in various positions of leadership. Beyond these considerable qualifications, Dr. Diebold has also taught at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and has numerous medical publications on psychiatry. Your Committee finds that Dr. Diebold's decades of work experience will be an important asset to the Board, and therefore, recommends that Carroll Diebold be appointed to the Medical Advisory Board based on his proven knowledge and experience.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation 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 Transportation,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair