STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1705

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 634, 635

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Higher Education and the Arts, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 634 and 635, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Center for Nursing Advisory Board

G.M. No. 634	ELIZABETH HOBAN, for a term to expire 6-30-2018; and
G.M. No. 635	SUSAN LEE, for a term to expire 6-30-2018,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Elizabeth Hoban and Susan Lee to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board.

ELIZABETH HOBAN

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Elizabeth Hoban from one individual.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Hoban serves as the Founder and President of Prime Care Services Hawaii.  She has previously served as a staff nurse and educator with The Queen's Medical Center and Christ Medical Center.  Ms. Hoban is active on community commissions and task forces, including serving as a board member with the Pali Momi Medical Center and the University of Hawaii at Manoa Nursing Advisory Council.  As a current member of the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, Ms. Hoban has provided considerable knowledge relating to home and primary care and supports the dialogue across the spectrum of care.

     Your Committee therefore recommends Ms. Hoban be re-appointed to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board based on her extensive experience, knowledge, and dedication to public service.

SUSAN LEE

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Susan Lee from one individual.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Lee has served as a registered professional nurse and Director of the Oahu Region Employee Health Office with Leahi Hospital for over ten years.  She has previously served as the Oahu Region Coordinator of the Rural Development Fund Grant with Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and has almost thirty-eight years of experience as a nurse.  Ms. Lee is also an active member on community commissions and task forces, including serving with the Community Service Committee with the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Hawaii Affiliate and the Department of Health Office of Health Care Assurance.  Ms. Lee additionally serves as an instructor for a facility-based Compassionate Caring and Continuous Quality Improvement Program.  Ms. Lee's advocacy for her nursing colleagues and the patient population continues to make her an asset to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board.

     Your Committee therefore recommends Ms. Lee be re-appointed to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board based on her extensive experience, knowledge, and dedication to public service.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education and the Arts 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 Higher Education and the Arts,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair