STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1637

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 793

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 793, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Health Planning Council, Windward Oahu Subarea

G.M. No. 793

OCTAVIUS GONZAGA, for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Octavius Gonzaga to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Health Planning Council, Windward Oahu Subarea.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Octavius Gonzaga from the Department of Health.

     Mr. Gonzaga is currently the Financial Director at Ku Aloha Ola Mau, where he is responsible for preparing federal, state, and grant budgets, as well as preparing the financial statements for month-end close.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from California State University, Stanislaus.  He has previously served as Finance Manager at Koolauloa Community Health and Wellness Center.  Your Committee finds that Mr. Gonzaga's past experiences in finance and health care, as well as his continuing commitment to serving the Windward Oahu community, will be great assets to the Council.

     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