STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3517

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 549, 550, 551, 552

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 549, 550, 551, and 552, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board

 

G.M. No. 549

DANIEL EINEKER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016;

 

G.M. No. 550

PATRICK BROWN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014;

 

G.M. No. 551

LESTER FUNG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and

 

G.M. No. 552

TARYN DEAN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

 

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Daniel Eineker, Patrick Brown, Lester Fung, and Taryn Dean to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board.

 


DANIEL EINEKER

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Daniel Eineker from the Department of Health; Consumer, Family, & Youth Alliance; and one individual.

 

     Mr. Eineker is an accountant in the Department of Health, WIC Services Branch.  He has a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and a Master of Business Administration degree in general management with a concentration in finance.  Mr. Eineker has served on the Board of Directors for United Self-Help and the Camp Fire Councils.  With over thirty years of financial management experience in New Mexico and Hawaii, Mr. Eineker's personal and professional experiences will allow him to make significant contributions during the deliberations of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board.

 

PATRICK BROWN

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Patrick Brown from the Department of Health.

 

     Dr. Brown retired from the Senior Executive Service, United States Agency for International Development.  As the parent of an adult who suffered from alcoholism and bipolar disorder, Dr. Brown has twenty years of experience working and living with children who have a mental illness or drug addiction and has garnered knowledge of treatment and state-supported resources for such individuals.  He and his wife have also written a book for families about addiction and have worked for ten years with Catholic Charities Hawaii's Na Ohana Pulama program, which cares for children who have not succeeded in normal foster care programs, usually because of serious emotional disturbances. 

 

LESTER FUNG

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Lester Fung from the Department of Health; Consumer, Family, & Youth Alliance; and one individual.

 

     Mr. Fung has been a very strong advocate for individuals with mental illness and has a keen interest in policy regarding such individuals.  He has a degree in political science and his education included a practicum with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Hawaii where he worked with related legislation.  Mr. Fung will provide a voice for consumers of mental illness. 

 

TARYN DEAN

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Taryn Dean from the Department of Health.

 

     Ms. Dean is a Licensed Clinical Consultant for the United States Marine Corps, Wounded Warrior Battalion West Detachment.  Prior to this, Ms. Dean worked extensively in the field of mental illness and substance abuse as a clinical therapist, substance abuse counselor, crisis worker, and service coordinator.  Ms. Dean also volunteers for community organizations such as the American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services on an on-call basis.  Her membership on the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oahu Service Area Board also fulfills the requirement of community representation.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that are 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 Health,

 

 

 

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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair