STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3691

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 396, 397, 450

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 396, 397, and 450, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation East Hawai'i Regional Board

 

G.M. No. 396

SUSAN B. HUNT,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010;

 

G.M. No. 397

CAROL ANN VANCAMP,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010; and

 

G.M. No. 450

GENEVIEVE A. KINNEY, PHD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees will work with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the government functions related to health care for East Hawaii.  Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed based upon their credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through their participation on the Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation East Hawai'i Regional Board to which they have been nominated.

 

     Your Committee received testimony supporting the nomination of each of these individuals from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and Hilo Medical Center.  Additional testimony was submitted supporting the nomination of Carol VanCamp from the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii, Nakamoto Okamoto and Yamamoto, and two individuals.  Your Committee received additional testimony supporting the nomination of Dr. Genevieve Kinney from the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

 

     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