STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1749

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 293

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 293, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Commission on Water Resource Management

G.M. No. 293

LAWRENCE H. MIIKE MD, JD,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008,

begs leave to report as follows:

LAWRENCE H. MIIKE has a long and distinguished background in health policies and public service. Last year, Dr. Miike published a book entitled, "Water and the Law in Hawaii," and from 1997 to 2001, Dr. Miike was a member of President Clinton's National Bioethics Advisory Commission, which provided advice and recommendations to the President on bioethical issues arising from research on the human biology and behavior and the applications of that research in health care.

Dr. Miike has also served as a member of Governor Benjamin Cayetano's Cabinet as Director of Health, and as such, served on the Commission in an ex-officio capacity; as Medical Director for the Hawaii Medicaid Program; and was the founding Executive Director for Papa Ola Lokahi, the umbrella organization for the Native Hawaiian health systems authorized and funded by the federal Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988. He conducted national health policy studies in Washington, D.C. from 1972 to 1989, and is a graduate of Amherst College; the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; and the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. He presently serves on the Commission in an interim capacity.

Testimony in support of Dr. Miike was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources; Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.; Hawaii Agriculture Research Center; and four individuals.

Your Committee finds that the nominee's experience, extensive knowledge, and strong commitment to public service makes him an invaluable asset to the Commission on Water Resource Management.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture 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 Water, Land, and Agriculture,

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RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair