STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1319

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 148, 149

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 148 and 149, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Board of Dental Examiners

G.M. No. 148

ARMAND K. CHONG, D.D.S., F.A.G.D.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008; and

G.M. No. 149

RANDALL S. CISLO, D.M.D.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008,

begs leave to report as follows:

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of both nominations, and three individuals and eight individuals testified in support of nominees Chong and Cislo, respectively. Dr. Cislo's nomination was opposed by one individual.

DR. ARMAND K. CHONG, D.D.S., F.A.G.D., graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1988 and served a general practice residency at St. Francis Medical Center. Dr. Chong is licensed to practice dentistry in Hawaii, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri, and has been engaged in the private practice of dentistry since 1990. Additionally, he serves as dental director at several senior living and convalescent facilities on Oahu. Dr. Chong is a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, and a delegate of the Honolulu County Dental Society. The nominee has been an interim appointee to the Board of Dental Examiners (Board) since July 2004.

DR. RANDALL S. CISLO, D.M.D., is a 1982 graduate of the Washington University School of Dental Medicine and currently licensed to practice dentistry in Hawaii, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Since 1982, he has been engaged in group or solo dentistry practices in Missouri and Hawaii. Dr. Cislo presently has a solo dentistry practice in Waimea on the Island of Hawaii and also is a consulting member of the medical staff at Kohala Hospital in Kapaau, Hawaii. The nominee is a member of the American Dental Association, Hawaii Dental Association, and Academy of General Dentistry. Additionally, Dr. Cislo has served as an interim member of the Board since July 2004.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing that is 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 Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing,

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RON MENOR, Chair