STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3600

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 704

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 704, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board Of Acupuncture

 

G.M. No. 704

MIKE HASHIMOTO,

for a term to expire 06-30-2020,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Mike Hashimoto to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Acupuncture.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Mike Hashimoto from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and one individual.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Hashimoto's background, experience, and proven leadership on the Board of Acupuncture qualify him to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Acupuncture as a licensee member.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Hashimoto has extensive clinical and practice experience as an acupuncturist in Hawaii and Japan, has been a licensed acupuncturist in Hawaii for over forty years, holds Doctor of Philosophy in Acupuncture and Doctor of Chinese Medicine degrees, and is the owner of Integrated Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Honolulu.  Dr. Hashimoto also currently serves as Vice President of the Academy of Integrated Medicine Hawaii and previously served as Chair of the Board of Acupuncture and President of the Hawaii Acupuncture Association.  Your Committee further finds that Dr. Hashimoto has been a member of the Board of Acupuncture since December 2010 and his insights into the practice of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine continue to enhance the effectiveness of the Board.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Dr. Hashimoto be reappointed to the Board of Acupuncture based on his knowledge, background, and commitment to public service.

 

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

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair