STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1362

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 343, 344, 345, 417

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 343, 344, 345, and 417, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

 

Health Planning Council, honolulu Subarea

 

G.M. No. 343

EMMET WHITE, for a term to expire 6‑30-2011;

 

 

Health Planning Council, Tri-Isle Subarea

 

G.M. No. 344

GLENN SOICHI IZAWA, for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 345

ELAINE JULIA SLAVINSKY, for a term to expire 6-30-2011; and

 

Health Planning Council, hawaii county Subarea

 

G.M. No. 417

THOMAS O. BROWN, for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds Emmet White, Glenn Soichi Izawa, Elaine Julia Slavinsky, and Thomas O. Brown to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Health Planning Council for their respective subareas.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Emmet White's nomination for the Honolulu Subarea from the Department of Health, Cades Schutte LLP, the Hawaii long term Care Association, Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, and one individual.

 

     Mr. White holds a Juris Doctor degree from the College of William and Mary School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lafayette College.  He practiced as an attorney in Hawaii for over twenty years.  Mr. White has been the president and chief executive officer of Arcadia Retirement Residence since 1995.  He is a retired Colonel with the United States Army Reserve.  Mr. White's community service includes several positions of leadership with the Central Union Church of Honolulu, and serving as a member and past chair of the board of directors of the Hawaii Long Term Care Association.  Your Committee finds that Mr. White's experience and knowledge in the areas of long term care, senior health care, and end of life care are valuable to the Honolulu Subarea Health Planning Council, and that he should be reappointed for a second term.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Glenn Soichi Izawa's nomination for the Tri-Isle Subarea from the Department of Health, Molokai General Hospital, and one individual.

 

     Mr. Izawa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Hawaii.  He has been a social worker for the State Adult Mental Health Division for over thirty years.  Prior to that, he served in the United States Army.  Mr. Izawa is the board chair of the Molokai Health Foundation and the Molokai Community Service Council.  He is a member of the Selective Service Board and the National Association of Social Workers, Hawaii Chapter.  Mr. Izawa is currently serving a first term on the Subarea Council, and served on the Council in the 1980s.  Your Committee finds that Mr. Izawa's experience and knowledge is an asset to the Council and that he should be reappointed for a second term as a provider representative.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Elaine Julia Slavinsky's nomination for the Tri-Isle Subarea from the Department of Health.

 

     Ms. Slavinsky has a Masters degree in Public Health and a Masters degree in Education from the University of Hawaii, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, and an Associate degree in Nursing from Massachusetts Bay Community College.  She is the Maui program coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association.  Her past work experience includes serving as the clinical director for Hospice Maui, the director of nursing for Maui Memorial Medical Center, and in various positions in several hospitals and health centers in Hawaii.  She is a member of the Hawaii Nurses Association, Hawaii Public Health Association, American Association of Nurse Executives - Hawaii Chapter, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, and the American Association of Hypnotherapists.  Your Committee notes that Ms. Slavinsky has a great deal of experience in community service and has held office in several organizations.  She is currently serving her first term on the Tri-Isle Subarea Health Planning Council and has recently taken on the position of chair.  Your Committee finds that Ms. Slavinsky's experience, knowledge, and leadership are assets to the Council and that she should be reappointed as a provider representative for a second term.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Thomas O. Brown's nomination for the Hawaii County Subarea from the Department of Health.

 

     Mr. Brown is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Hilo.  He is the Transit Administrator for the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency, for which he has worked since 1980.  He is a member of the Rotary Club of Hilo, of which he is a past president, and the Aloha Exchange Club.  His knowledge of the Hawaii County transit system and understanding of its impact on the health system has been a real asset to the Council during his first term.  Your Committee finds that he should be reappointed as a business representative for a second term.

 

     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