STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3739

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 393

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 393, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Center for Nursing Advisory Board

G.M. No. 393

AMY E. YASUNAGA, RN, MSN, PhDc,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010,

begs leave to report as follows:

Testimony in support of the nomination of Amy E. Yasunaga was submitted by the Hawaii Government Employees Association and one individual.

Amy E. Yasunaga has more than thirty years of experience as a registered professional nurse in a variety of settings. As Family Nurse Practitioner for the Oahu Community Correctional Center, she currently holds three professional licenses as well as a Ph.D. in Nursing, and serves as well as Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Additionally, she is a steward and active member of the Hawaii Government Employees Association. Her continuing contributions to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board will be invaluable as it addresses the critical shortage of nurses in Hawaii and evaluates research projects and grant proposals on best nursing practices and means to recruit and retain nurses.

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

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair