STAND. COM. REP. NO. 4014

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 748, 749

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 748 and 749, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea

 

G.M. No. 748

STACY HAUMEA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2022; and

 

G.M. No. 749

STACY HAUMEA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2026,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Stacy Haumea for service on the Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nominations for the appointment and reappointment of Stacy Haumea from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, Island of Hawaii YMCA, and nine individuals. 

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Haumea's experience as a health care professional, commitment to public service, and dedication to the health and well-being of Hawaii County's residents, qualify her for appointment and reappointment to the Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea.  Dr. Haumea is currently the Health Enhancement Director, Clinical Provider, Registered Dietician Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Care, and Education Specialist at Hui Malama Ola Na O‘iwi, Hawaii Island.  She is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator and has a variety of experiences, including Researcher and Diabetes Research Educator for the Research Cooperation of Hawaii; Grant Reviewer for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Chicago, Illinois; and Mid-level Nutritionist at Bay Clinic, Inc., serving Hilo, Keaau, Pahoa, and Kau.  Dr. Haumea is the current Board President of the YMCA Hawaii Island and an active member of several organizations, including the Hawaii Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Na Kalai Wa‘a, Big Island Nutrition Council, and Na Wahine Hui ‘O Kamehameha.  Dr. Haumea earned a Doctor of Behavior Health and Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Arizona State University, and a Master of Public Health in Nutrition from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Your Committee further finds that Dr. Haumea's service on the Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea, fulfills the requirement of section 323D-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires that nominations for appointment be solicited from health-related and other interested organizations, and agencies, including health planning councils, providers of health care within the appropriate subarea, and other interested persons.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Stacy Haumea be appointed and reappointed to the Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea, based on her experience as a health care professional and commitment to the health and well-being of Hawaii County's residents.

 

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

 

 

 

____________________________

JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE, Chair