STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3511

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 789, 790, 791, 792

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 789, 790, 791, and 792, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Statewide Health Coordinating Council

 

G.M. No. 789

LAURA COLBERT,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016;

 

G.M. No. 790

LEONARD LICINA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016;

 

G.M. No. 791

CHRISTOPHER SIBLEY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013; and

 

G.M. No. 792

CLINTON YEE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Laura Colbert, Leonard Licina, Christopher Sibley, and Clinton Yee to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council.

 


LAURA COLBERT

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Laura Colbert from the Department of Health and four individuals.

 

     Ms. Colbert is a Business Consultant with St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.  She has many years of executive management experience, including positions as the Vice President and Director of Operations for Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lanakila Pacific.  With over twelve years in the health care arena, Ms. Colbert's financial approach to operations will aid the Statewide Health Coordinating Council in making fiscally sound decisions.

 

LEONARD LICINA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Leonard Licina from the Department of Health, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and one individual.

 

     Mr. Licina has been the Chief Executive Officer of Kahi Mohala for five years and was previously the Chief Financial Officer for twelve years.  With over thirty years in health care administration in Hawaii, he is acutely aware of the difficult choices that residents must make regarding all aspects of wellbeing based on cost.  Mr. Licina has a long history of working closely with the Department of Health and Department of Human Services, and his experiences as the leader of the State's only private, freestanding psychiatric hospital during a time of state and federal budget cuts, economic pressure, and an increased demand for mental health services will be of great value to this Council.

 

CHRISTOPHER SIBLEY

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Christopher Sibley from the Department of Health and three individuals.

 

     Mr. Sibley is the Business Project Planning Manager for HMSA BSH, Inc.  He has had many leadership positions with community organizations, including Chair of the American Cancer Society and President of the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise.  Mr. Sibley has served for eight years on the Health Planning Council, Windward Oahu Subarea.  Given his administrative and business expertise as well as his personal experience with treating cancer, Mr. Sibley is able to represent the values and concerns of consumers that are affected by the Council's decisions as well as provider issues.

 

CLINTON YEE

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Clinton Yee from the Department of Health and five individuals.

 

     Mr. Yee is the Corporate Controller for The Queen's Health Systems, prior to which he was a Controller at Hawaii Pacific Health, Healthcare Consultant with the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and Assurance Senior Manager at KPMG LLP.  With twelve years of experience in the health care provider industry, his responsibilities have included debt financing, system analytics, government reimbursement, and taxes.  Mr. Yee's technical accounting, auditing, and finance skills qualify him to make significant contributions to this Council.  Furthermore, he will ensure that the provider's perspective is represented during deliberations as he understands the capital budgeting process and the decision-making processes for new hospital programs and expanded levels of service.

 

     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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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair