STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3543

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 333

 

 

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. 333, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

State Highway Safety Council

G.M. No. 333

JOHN T. KAIZUKA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nominee from the Department of Transportation and Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition.

JOHN T. KAIZUKA is a reappointment to the State Highway Safety Council. He has been a Public Health Educator IV for the State Department of Health for Health Promotion and Education in the Hawaii District Health Office since 1995. He received a B.S. degree in Human Development and an M.P.H. degree in Health Education, Planning and Policy Development from the University of Hawaii. The nominee received the Community Service Award (2004-2005) from the Region IX National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. He is a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician-Instructor, and is currently a member of the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition, Hawaii County Safety Council, and the Impaired Driving Task Force. The nominee has a background in serving in various capacities on state and county entities on matters of public health and safety, which entail expertise in program planning such as disease prevention, homelessness, and aging.

Mr. Kaizuka has been part of the North Hawaii Outcomes Project's Motor Vehicle Crash Team, which reviews crash data to develop intervention strategies to reduce crashes. The preliminary data and recommendations were recently made available to the Mayor of Hawaii. He has also been a strong advocate for the use of seat belts and child passenger restraint seats.

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 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 and Government Operations,

____________________________

LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair