STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1952

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 719, 606, 601, 603, 604, 607, 720

 

 

 

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. 719, 606, 601, 603, 604, 607, and 720, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Statewide Health Coordinating Council

 

G.M. No. 719

JO-ANN AHUNA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010;

 

G.M. No. 606

KEITH ALAN LEE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2008;

 

G.M. No. 601

GAE BERGQUIST-TROMMALD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 603

CLAYTON D.K. CHONG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2007;

 

G.M. No. 604

CLAYTON D.K. CHONG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 607

BONNIE LEE S. L. PANG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011; and

 

G.M. No. 720

MARK STEVEN MOSES,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Jo-Ann Ahuna from the Department of Health.

 

     Ms. Ahuna is a resident of Hana, Maui.  She has served on the Maui County Cultural Resource Commission, Mayor's Hana Advisory Board for Hana, Hana Community Association Board, American Red Cross, and Ameri Corp.  She is currently a Parent Co-Chair Volunteer for the Community Children Council for Hana.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Keith Alan Lee from the Department of Health; King, Nakamura & Chun-Hoon; The Queen's Health Systems; Kaiser Permanente; John Child & Company; Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation; Bank of Hawaii; one State Representative; and seven individuals.

 

     Mr. Lee is the Vice President of Legal Services/Regional Counsel for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.  As Kaiser Hawaii's chief legal officer, he advises Kaiser Permanente Hawaii's executive leadership on matters having broad consequences on the health plan's hospital and medical care program's policies, procedures, and practices.  He was the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel for The Queen Emma Foundation.  Mr. Lee received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science and American Studies from the University of Michigan.  He also received Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Chicago.  He currently serves on the board of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Gae Bergquist-Trommald from the Department of Health, Hawaii Medical Association, and two individuals.

 

     The nominee is the Executive Vide President for Communications Pacific, where she oversees the marketing side of the company.  Her primary responsibility is to provide strategic marketing advice to clients, including advertising, marketing, and communications.  Mrs. Bergquist-Trommald previously served as Senior Vice President for Outrigger Hotels and Resorts for marketing.

 

     The nominee is actively involved in the community, including serving as Commissioner and Chair of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Director (and former Chair) of the Salvation Army, and the Washington Place Foundation.  She has been active in the campaign for the Hawaii Theatre Center and in the LeaderLuncheon of the YWCA of Oahu.  She is a member (and former Director) of the Rotary Club of Honolulu.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Clayton D.K. Chong from the Department of Health; Hawaii Medical Center East; Surgical Associates, Inc.; and one individual. 

 

     The nominee is being appointed to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council for a first term to expire on June 30, 2007, and for a second term to expire on June 30, 2011.  Mr. Chong is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, where he received a Doctor of Medicine degree.  He also maintains in private practice, specializing in internal medicine and oncology.

 

     Dr. Chong's community and professional activities include Papa Olakahi, Imi Hale, and Trustee of Queen's Medical Center.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Bonnie Lee S.L. Pang from the Department of Health, Mauna Kea Beach Resort, and two individuals. 

 

     The nominee received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of the Redlands and holds an insurance license in life and health insurance.

 

     Ms. Pang has served on the Windward Sub-Area Committee.  She has been the Principal, Market Business Leader for Mercer Health & Benefits; Account Manager for Kaiser Permanente; and Presentation and Communications Coordinator for the Hawaii Medical Service Association.  The nominee is a member of the Society of Human Resource Managers and is Past President of the Hawaii Association of Health Underwriters.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Mark Steven Moses from the Department of Health, Hawaii Medical Association, Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Paradise Lua Inc., YWCA of Honolulu Leeward Branch, Armed Services YMCA, and ten individuals.

 

     Mr. Moses served as a Hawaii State Representative from 1996 to 2006.  He also served for nearly twenty-five years in the United States Marine Corps.

 

     The nominee received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Texas, Austin.  Mr. Moses has been active in a wide variety of community activities and organizations, most notably in the geographical areas of Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale, Barbers Point, and Ewa.  He is a founder and former Vice Chair of the Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board, Policy Committee Member of the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Community Representative of the City and County of Honolulu Planning Advisory Group for the Ewa and Central Development Plans.

 

     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