STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3937

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 547

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 547, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Emergency Medical Services Advisory COMMITTEE

G.M. No. 547

MICHAEL LAM, for a term to expire 06-30-2027. (Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board amended to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee by GM 764),

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Michael Lam for service on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Michael Lam from the Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch of the Department of Health and one individual.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Lam's over twenty years of experience as a firefighter and paramedic and dedication to serving the public qualify him to be appointed to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee as a member from the County of Hawaii who is a mobile intensive care technician or emergency medical technician engaged in the practice of prehospital emergency medical service. Your Committee notes that Mr. Lam has been serving as the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Captain of the Hawaii Fire Department in Hilo since 2018, where he is responsible for providing support services for the fire-based EMS system and providing EMS education and training to Hawaii Fire Department personnel and community members. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lam was a practicing firefighter and paramedic for the Hawaii Fire Department for fifteen years. Your Committee also notes testimony attesting to Mr. Lam's strong advocacy for prehospital medical care and passion for training prehospital medical care personnel, as evidenced by his credentials as an American Heart Association CPR instructor, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians training officer, and Stop the Bleed instructor. Your Committee further notes that Mr. Lam has attended previous meetings held by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee and understands the role and responsibilities of being a member. Your Committee finds that Mr. Lam's expertise and extensive experience as a frontline firefighter and paramedic will be invaluable to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee. Your Committee therefore recommends that Michael Lam be appointed to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee based on his knowledge, background, and dedication to public service.

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

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair