STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1745

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508

 

 

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. 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, and 508, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

State Board of Nursing

G.M. No. 502

KATHARYN FROST DAUB, Ph.D., R.N.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2007;

G.M. No. 503

DARRYL N. ING,

for a term to expire 06-30-2007;

G.M. No. 504

JILLIAN INOUYE, Ph.D.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2007;

G.M. No. 505

PATRICIA A. LANGE-OTSUKA, Ed.D, M.S.N. A.P.R.N. B.C.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008;

G.M. No. 506

BENJAMIN MERCADO,

for a term to expire 06-30-2009;

G.M. No. 507

MARY FRANCES ONEHA, Ph.D.,

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

G.M. No. 508

BARBARA ANN TANNER, R.N.,

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 the nominations of Katharyn Frost Daub, Darryl N. Ing, Jillian Inouye, Benjamin Mercado, Mary Frances Oneha, and Barbara Ann Tanner. The nominations of Katharyn Frost Daub, Jillian Inouye, and Patricia Lange-Otsuka each received support from an individual, four individuals testified in support of Mary Frances Oneha, and two individuals supported the nomination of Barbara Ann Tanner.

KATHARYN FROST DAUB is licensed in the State as a registered nurse. She holds a doctorate in education and is a tenured associate professor of nursing at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Additionally, Dr. Daub works as a per diem intensive care unit nurse at Kona Community Hospital. The nominee is a member of the Transcultural Nursing Society, Hawaii Nurses Association, and Zeta Kappa Teacher's Honor Society, and has served on the Board of Nursing (Board) since July 2001.

DARRYL N. ING was employed as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Kuakini Health System for twenty-four years and is currently executive director of the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii. Mr. Ing has served on the Board since 2001 and is the current Board chairperson.

JILLIAN INOUYE is licensed in the State as a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, and psychologist. Dr. Inouye is currently employed as a professor of nursing and director of the Office of Nursing Research at the University of Hawaii School of Nursing. The nominee has served as one of four advanced practice registered nurse members of the Board since July 2001.

PATRICIA A. LANGE-OTSUKA holds undergraduate and graduate nursing degrees and a doctoral degree in education. Dr. Lange-Otsuka is licensed in Hawaii and Ohio as a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse, and is a certified clinical nurse specialist in community health. For the past fourteen years, the nominee worked as a nursing educator with Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) and currently serves as associate dean of nursing.

BENJAMIN MERCADO has held a license as a licensed practical nurse since 1974, and has been employed as a licensed practical nurse with the Department of Health since 1977. Mr. Mercado has served on the Board since July 2002. Additionally, the nominee has a history of community service with the Windward Unit of the American Cancer Society.

MARY FRANCES ONEHA holds multiple nursing degrees, including a doctoral degree in nursing from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Oneha has been a registered nurse since 1982 and an advanced practice registered nurse since 2001. The nominee is employed as the director of case management/utilization at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Dr. Oneha has served on the Board since July 2002.

BARBARA ANN TANNER is a licensed registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse who holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing, a master's of science degree in parent/child nursing, and a pediatric nursing certificate. Ms. Tanner has practiced nursing in Hawaii since 1965, having previously practiced in the State of California. The nominee is an assistant professor of clinical nursing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and also teaches nursing on the Island of Maui. Ms. Tanner has served on the Board since July 2002.

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