STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1850

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 770, 771

 

 

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. 770 and 771, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Board of Pharmacy

G.M. No. 770

MARK E. BROWN,

for a term to expire 06-30-2009; and

G.M. No. 771

KENT KIKUCHI, R.Ph.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2009,

begs leave to report as follows:

Hale Makua (Kahalui Facility) and Maui Memorial Medical Center supported the nomination of Mark E. Brown. Wilcox Memorial Hospital and three individuals testified in support of the nomination of Kent Kikuchi.

MARK E. BROWN has a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Toledo. Mr. Brown has worked in the pharmacology profession since 1996 and is currently chief pharmacist/consultant pharmacist for IPC/PharMerica in Wailuku, Maui. The nominee is a member of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.

KENT KIKUCHI, R.Ph., has a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Washington State University. Mr. Kikuchi has practiced pharmacology in Hawaii for the past fifteen years, primarily in hospital settings. Currently, Mr. Kikuchi is director of pharmacy for Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Lihue, Kauai. The nominee serves on the advisory board for the College of Pharmacy of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and is a member of the American Hospital Association and American Pharmaceutical Association.

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