STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1662

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 666

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 666, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Health Planning Council, West Oahu Subarea

 

G.M. No. 666

JILL TAMASHIRO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Jill Tamashiro to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Health Planning Council, West Oahu Subarea.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Jill Tamashiro from the Department of Health, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and one individual.

 

     Ms. Tamashiro is currently a Public Health Educator with the Department of Health's Tobacco Prevention and Education Program and a sitting member of the West Oahu Subarea Health Planning Council.  She earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Puget Sound.  In the past, she served as an Early Intervention Programs Coordinator at the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, Education Specialist at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, and an Occupational Therapist at The Queen's Medical Center and SunDance Rehabilitation.

 

     Ms. Tamashiro indicated in her personal statement that her past experiences on the Council learning from experts on key health issues that affect Hawaii have enriched her growth as a public health professional.

 

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Tamashiro's past experiences as a public health educator, as well as her willingness to serve her community, will continue to be great assets to the Council.

 

     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