STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3507

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 233
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 233, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

HAWAII COUNTY SUBAREA HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL

     G.M. No. 233       ROBERTA M. CARTWRIGHT, and SUSAN B. HUNT,
                        for terms to expire June 30, 2003,

                        JOHN MCNEIL, CLIFFORD K. MOTTA, IDA H.
                        OTAKE, PAUL P. PAIVA, ALAN R. PARKER, and
                        BEVERLY JEAN WITHINGTON, for terms to
                        expire June 30, 2004,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the
nominees, your Committee finds that the nominees are qualified to
serve in the positions to which they are nominated.  Your
Committee further finds that the nominees are being appointed
based on their professional credentials, integrity, and a desire
for public service, and that they possess skills, abilities, and
experiences that are assets.

     Roberta M. Cartwright is an Account Executive with the
Hawaii Medical Service Association.  She is currently on the
Board of Directors of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Big
Island.  She has been the Executive Director of the East Hawaii
Unit of the American Cancer Society, on the Board of Directors of

 
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the Hospice of Hilo and the Hawaii Island Adult Care, and Vice
President of the American Cancer Society.

     Susan B. Hunt is the Director of Women's and Pediatric
Outpatient Services for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and
Children, where she previously was Director of Quality Management
and Manager of Ambulatory Services.  She is a Diplomate of the
American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the
National Association of Women Healthcare Professionals.  She is
past President of the Healthcare Executives Forum of Hawaii, and
past Treasurer of the Hawaii Section of the American Society for
Quality Control and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation -
Race for the Cure Hawaii.

     John McNeil is being reappointed.  He is the Chief Executive
Officer of the North Hawaii Community Hospital in Kamuela.  He is
a member of the American College of Healthcare Educators.

     Clifford K. Motta is being reappointed.  He is a Social
Service Assistant with the Department of Human Services.  He has
been a member of the Keaukaha Community Association.

     Ida H. Otake is being reappointed.  She is a registered
nurse and a mental health supervisor for the Hawaii County
Comprehensive Mental Health Center.  She is also currently Chair
of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Subcommittee for the
State Health Planning and Development Agency.

     Paul P. Paiva is a firefighter with the Hawaii County Police
Department.  He is a member of the National Registry of Emergency
Medical Technicians as a certified paramedic.

     Alan R. Parker is a Program Specialist for the Hawaii County
Office of Aging.  He has extensive administrative experience in
aging programs.

     Beverly Jean Withington is being reappointed.  She is a
Deputy Corporation Counsel, Department of the Corporation
Counsel, County of Hawaii, where she is in the Family Support
Division.  She has worked for the Department of Health.

     Testimony in support of each nominee was received from State
Health Planning and Development Agency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee, after full consideration of the
background, character, experience, and qualifications of the
nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the

 
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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 and Human
                                   Services,



                                   ______________________________
                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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