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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 886

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 258

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 258, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Board of Acupuncture

G.M. No. 258

LAN K. KAO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee received testimony in support of this nomination from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and two private citizens. Your Committee also received a personal statement and curriculum vitae from the nominee. Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that this nominee is uniquely qualified to serve on the Board of Acupuncture. Your Committee finds that the nominee's outstanding educational background and professional experience practicing acupuncture and sitting on other regulatory boards make her highly qualified for the present appointment. Your Committee notes that the nominee's professional experience includes both the practice of Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, as its own discipline and the integration of Chinese medicine with Western medicine as complementary practices. Your Committee further finds that this nominee has been appointed based on her credentials, excellent professional reputation, and commitment to public service.

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

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair