STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2842

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 511

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 511, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Directors of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation

G.M. No. 511

ANTONETTE TORRES, for a term to expire 6-30-2017.

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Antonette Torres to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Ms. Torres from the Department of Health; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Kauai Region Board, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; and three individuals.

     Ms. Torres received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

     Ms. Torres currently serves as the Public Health Nursing Director for the Kauai District Health Office of the Department of Health.  In this capacity, Ms. Torres assures the service delivery of core functions of public health nursing in the areas of health and wellness, communicable diseases, school health, and emergency preparedness.

     Your Committee notes that Ms. Torres is very involved in public service as a member of the Community Health Needs Assessment Steering Committee, volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps, and lead organizer of Tropic Care Kauai.  Additionally, Ms. Torres has been awarded numerous honors, including the Humanitarian Award for Health from the Kauai Rotary and Health Professional of the Year from the Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Torres has extensive administrative and public health expertise, as well as a proven track record of strong, decisive, and visionary leadership.  Ms. Torres has a passion for health care, as demonstrated through her involvement in numerous public health fairs and immunization clinics.  Your Committee further finds that Ms. Torres' continued contributions as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation will serve the future of Hawaii very well.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on 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 Health,

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JOSH GREEN, Chair