STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1576

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 539

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 539, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Health

 

G.M. No. 539

DIANNE OKUMURA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Dianne Okumura to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Health.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Ms. Okumura from the Hawaii State Center for Nursing; Hawaii Long Term Care Association; Na Puuwai; Ohana Pacific; and four individuals.

 

     Your Committee notes that Ms. Okumura retired from the Hawaii Department of Health after thirty-four years of service in a number of important capacities, including Public Health Nurse, School Health Nurse, Nurse Case Manager for the Developmentally Disabled, Perinatal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Surveyor, and, most prominently, Chief of the Office of Heath Care Assurance.  Ms. Okumura now relies on her impressive experience in providing consultation for long term care strategic planning and issues relating to quality of care and quality of life for the elderly and disabled populations.  Additionally, Ms. Okumura has demonstrated significant dedication to public service, as evidenced by her exemplary state service as a public health nurse and health consultant, in addition to her contributions as Executive Vice President of the Hawaii Long Term Care Association and as a member of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Sub-Committee and the Continuing Education/Competency Joint Task Force under the Hawaii Center for Nursing.

 

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Okumura has been appointed to the Board of Health based on her knowledge, professional experience, and commitment to public service.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health 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 Health,

 

 

 

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JOSH GREEN, Chair