STAND. COM. REP. NO. 25

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Second Special Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Maui Regional Board

 

G.M. No. 74

ZADOC WHITE BROWN, JR.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009;

 

G.M. No. 75

GRANT Y.M. CHUN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009;

 

G.M. No. 76

GINA MARIE FLAMMER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010;

 

G.M. No. 77

G. STEPHEN HOLADAY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009;

 

G.M. No. 78

DONNA LEE MCCLEARY, M.D.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010;

 

G.M. No. 79

LEE EIJI MIYASATO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009;

 

G.M. No. 80

HOWARD K. NAKAMURA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010;

 

G.M. No. 81

KAREN TOSHIYO OURA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009;

 

G.M. No. 82

BETTY JANE OTT,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010;

 

G.M. No. 83

SUSAN K. STEWART,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010; and

 

G.M. No. 84

RICHARD CLAY SUTHERLAND,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Zadoc White Brown, Jr. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and currently works as a stockbroker for Smith Barney.  He is being nominated for appointment to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the Maui regional management advisory committee.  Mr. Brown's previous work experience includes service with Dean Witter and Brown Management Company, as well as service with the Hawaii Army National Guard.  He is actively involved in numerous community and professional organizations in the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Mr. Brown was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Grant Y.M. Chun holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor degree from University of California Hastings College of Law.  He currently serves as the Vice President of A&B Properties, Inc. and is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the Maui regional management advisory committee.  Mr. Chun's prior work experience includes service as a managing director for the County of Maui and as an associate with private firms within the State.  He is actively involved in numerous community and professional organizations in the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Mr. Chun was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Gina Marie Flammer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a Master of Public Administration degree from Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is a Certified Financial Planner.  She currently serves as the Vice President and Secretary of the Kula Community Association and Chair of the Association's Health and Safety Committee.  Mrs. Flammer is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the House of Representatives.  Her previous work experience includes service as a financial planner, a policy analyst, a member of a county health and human services commission, a research assistant, and a contracting and planning assistant. 

 

     Testimony in support of Mrs. Flammer was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that G. Stephen Holaday holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Hawaii.  He currently serves as the President of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.'s agribusiness group of companies and is being nominated for the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the Senate.  Mr. Holaday's prior work experience includes service as a controller, chief financial officer, treasurer, and certified public accountant.  He was also a member of the United States Army and is actively involved in various community organizations in Maui and throughout the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Mr. Holaday was submitted by two individuals.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Dr. Donna Lee McCleary holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania.  She completed a pediatric residency, and subsequently served as chief resident at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.  Dr. McCleary currently maintains a private pediatric practice, while also serving as the Vice President of the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group and Medical Director for the Kaiser Medquest Program.  She is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the medical staff of the Maui regional public health facilities.  Dr. McCleary has served on numerous community and health organizations within the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Dr. McCleary was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Lee Eiji Miyasato holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Washington.  He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon, and a residency program in Diagnostic Radiology and a fellowship in Angiography & Interventional Radiology at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center.  Dr. Miyasato currently serves as an Interventional Radiologist, President of Maui Radiology Associates, and as a partner with Maui Diagnostic Imaging.  He is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the medical staff of the Maui public health facilities.  He is actively involved in numerous community and professional organizations and has made presentations at several medical events.

 

     Testimony in support of Dr. Miyasato was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Howard K. Nakamura holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, with master's equivalent, from Cornell University.  He is currently retired and is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the Senate.  Mr. Nakamura previous work experience includes service as President, Executive Vice President, and Consultant for the Wailea Resort Company, Ltd., managing director for the County of Maui, a planning consultant, a planning director, a planner, and an engineer.  He is actively involved in numerous community organizations within the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Mr. Nakamura was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Karen Toshiyo Oura holds an associate's degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii.  She currently serves as the Assistant Administrator/Chief Clinical Executive for Maui Memorial Medical Center and is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the House of Representatives.  Mrs. Oura's prior work experience includes service as a chief nurse executive, director of patient care services, assistant director of nursing, nursing supervisor, and critical care nurse.  She is actively involved in various community and professional organizations within the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Mrs. Oura was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Betty Jane Ott currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer/Deputy Director of the Community Clinic of Maui, Inc. and is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the Maui regional management advisory committee.  Her prior work experience includes service as an accountant, a business owner, a bookkeeper, a sales associate, and a secretary.  Ms. Ott is actively involved in numerous community organizations within the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Ms. Ott was submitted by the Hawaii Primary Care Association and two individuals.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Susan K. Stewart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Zoology from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California at San Francisco.  She completed an internship and residency program in Internal Medicine at Gorgas Hospital, Panama Canal Zone.  Dr. Stewart currently serves as an Internal Medicine Hospitalist for the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group and Chief of the Wailuku Kaiser Clinic and is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the medical staff of the Maui public health facilities.  She has previously served as a staff physician, assistant chief of medicine, clinical instructor, and chief resident.  She is actively involved in various community and professional organizations within the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Dr. Stewart was submitted by one individual.

 

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Richard Clay Sutherland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School.  He is currently a solo practitioner, practicing mainly in the areas of real estate, business, and estate planning.  He is being nominated for appointment to the HHSC Maui Regional Board as a nominee of the Maui regional management advisory committee.  Mr. Sutherland has been employed in private practice in the State throughout his entire legal career, but also worked as an engineer and as a staffer for the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.  He is also actively involved in numerous community and professional organizations within the State.

 

     Testimony in support of Mr. Sutherland was submitted by one individual.

 

     Your Committee notes that, based on representations made by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Board of Directors, all nominees have indicated an interest and willingness to serve on the HHSC Maui Regional Board.  Your Committee believes that, based on the review of the nominees' backgrounds and question posed to the nominee present, the nominees represent a group of qualified individuals who have begun to meet and demonstrate a commitment to working together towards the goals of the HHSC Maui Regional Board.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair