STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3340

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 705

 

 

 

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. 705, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board Of Physical Therapy

 

G.M. No. 705

NEIL SHIMABUKURO,

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 Neil Shimabukuro to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Physical Therapy.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Neil Shimabukuro from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Shimabukuro's background, experience, and proven leadership on the Board of Physical Therapy qualify him to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Physical Therapy as a physical therapist member.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Shimabukuro has been a physical therapist in Hawaii for sixteen years and worked in various outpatient practices before opening his own clinic in Honolulu, Holomua Physical Therapy.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Shimabukuro has been a member of the Board of Physical Therapy since July 2012, has served as the Board's Chair since September 2014, and has recently volunteered to take the lead in developing a jurisprudence course that will be required of all physical therapists renewing their licenses in Hawaii by the end of 2016.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Mr. Shimabukuro be reappointed to the Board of Physical Therapy based on his knowledge, background, and commitment to his profession.

 

     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