STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2935

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 277

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 277, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Medical Advisory Board

G.M. No. 277

JOYCE H. CASSEN, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nominee from Department of Transportation, Laser Eye Center of Hawaii, and one individual.

The nominee is a reappointment. The nominee received a BA degree in chemistry, a Ph.D degree in experimental pathology, and an MD degree from Case Western Reserve University. She is a practicing opthamologist with the Aina Haina Eye Center.

According to testimony of the Department of Transportation, Dr. Cassen contributes significantly to the work of the Medical Advisory Board. She attends all the meetings and is an active participant at the board meetings. The Director of Transportation expects that Dr. Cassen will become significantly involved in making recommendations on driver licensing with regard to the ability of elderly persons to drive safely.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations that is 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 Transportation and Government Operations,

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair