Senate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection

Good morning and welcome to the Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. This is our Monday, 03/30/2026, 9:30 AM committee agenda in Conference Room 229 at the Hawaii State Capitol. This first agenda—this first agenda takes up a number of gubernatorial nominees to various boards and commissions administered by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. This is a live streamed meeting. So, we are live right now on YouTube.

And in the unlikely event we experience technical difficulties, we will try to reconvene before the conclusion of this 11 AM conference hearing space so that all of our guests who joined us personally in the room have a chance to see our decisions rendered. But if we have to reconvene, that will be on Thursday, 04/02/2026 at 9:30 AM in this Room 229, and a notice will be posted on the legislature's reps' website.

As I know that this is a ninety minute time slot, and in this committee, we observe a two minute testimony time limit. The reason for that is that there are a lot of individuals who are being considered on this agenda.

And, again, we would like to vote on them before the end of this hearing space. We have received the written testimony. It's been provided to the members and we've reviewed it. So, you, if you would prefer to stand on that testimony, then you don't need to come up and read it verbatim. If you have other remarks you'd like to add to your written testimony, then you can feel free to do so.

We just ask that you kindly keep it within the two minutes so that we can keep the agenda moving and get to everyone in time. If you're online, your audio will be mute—muted—and video disabled until it's your turn, and then we'll just queue you up. And then, we'll just go through the list of testifiers in order of how they signed up, and the members will be prompted to ask questions at the conclusion of the testimony on each of the nominations—nominees.

So, we'll start first with governor's message 578, which submits for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, gubernatorial nominee, Michael Bosta Jr., for a term to expire 06/30/2029. First up, we have the DCCA Board of Massage Therapy, in support.

Thank you very much. We also have Melinda Delmonico submitting written testimony in support. Is there anyone else who would like to testify on this nomination? Okay, do we have the nominee with us?

...Here.

Okay, yeah. Good morning, please come on.

Okay, great.

Morning. If you can introduce yourself for the committee and if you'd like to make a statement, feel free.

My name is Michael Bosta Jr. Do you want it, like, a brief testimony or?

You can say whatever you want, or if you'd like to just stand on your nomination, then that's fine.

Well, this is, this is my second consider—consideration for my second term. You know, I've been in business for forty years. I also owned two salons for 33 years. I was also an educator where—and I trained educators to go out and the platform arts as well. So, I've been involved with this industry in every which way you can imagine.

So, you know, I'd like to be able to give back to something that has given me so much.

Yeah. Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

Yeah. Members, any questions? Okay. Thank you very much for coming in this morning. We'll move on to the next nominee.

The next nominee, Governor's message 580 to the board of dentistry, nominee Christopher Woo for a term to expire 06/30/2029. Board of Dentistry in support. Thank you very much. Norman Chun, president of Hawaii Dental Association in support. And then mister, mister Woo. Yeah, please. Good Morning

Good morning.

So for all the nominees, if you'd like to make a statement, just come up and introduce yourself. If you'd like to stand on your application and consideration, you can do that as well. So this is your opportunity to address the committee and everyone on the Internet who's watching.

Doctor. Christopher Woo, I my testimony and my resume is in your hands and I stand on that. I've been sitting as an interim director on the board since July 1 of last year. So I've been to, you know, a bunch of meetings already, so I know what's going on when they go there. So anyway, I stand on my testimony.

Okay. Thank you very much. Members, any questions for the nominee or any of the testifiers? Okay. Thanks so much for coming in. Yeah.

So, if you're here, I'll call out your name at the conclusion of the testimony. If you just raise your hand and then again, you know, why why you wanna take on this voluntary responsibility. Next is GM 581 to the board of dentistry as well, Geri Young, for a term to expire 06/30/2029. DCCA, again, in support. Thank you very much.

Robert Woltering in support. Okay. And is there anyone else who would like to testify? Okay. Miss Young, we have you online. Good morning.

Good morning. This is Geri Young. I'm a retired pediatrician, and I was I've served on the Hawaii medical board for eight years. I turned out, and I was asked if I would be willing to serve on the as a community member on the Hawaii Dental Board, and I said I was very happy to. So, I stand on my CV and testimony, and, it's great to be here. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Members, any questions? Vice chair?

Thank you. You know, I note in your, responses to the questions from the committee, you did point out, one instance where you are a member of a particular organization. If you could, explain a little bit of the background on in areas in which you intend to recuse yourself.

Yes. I am the executive director for Pu'ulau La Pa'au, the Hawaii program for health care professionals, and it is a monitoring agency that monitors health care providers who require licensing through the DCCA. When I sat on the Hawaii medical board, a number of individuals who are our program participants were up for discussion, and I always recuse myself.

Okay. Thank you. It's it's particularly helpful, you know, when individual candidates voluntarily identify potential areas of conflict. So we appreciate your candor. Thank you.

Thank you.

Members, any other questions? If not, thank you very much, Ms. Young, for making yourself available online. We'll move to the next nominee. Governor's message 582 submitting for consideration to the Board of Psychology, Sean Scanlon, for a term to expire 06/30/2029. First up we have Board of Psychology in support.

Thank you, chair. The Board stands on its testimony supporting...

Thank you. Dale Fricksil, Chaminade University, in support. Walden Au for HMSA in support. Kapila Aloha Kidder in support. And Vilmarie Baez in support.

Is there anyone else who would like to testify on this, this nomination? Okay. Mr. Scanlan. Good morning.

Morning. I'm Sean Scanlan. I'm a career long psychologist. I've been involved in private practice, worked within the DOE, also working at the University of—Chaminade University, so at the university level.

And then, I was also involved with Hawaii Psychological Association for a while. So, done a lot of things and, in the field, and I'm interested to shift and move on and, and give back to the, the profession. So, that's why I'm hoping to get confirmation.

Thank you. Members, any questions? Senator Awa. Awa.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for serving. Question for me. This session, we have a, we have a shortage in psychologists. There's a bill that opens Hawaii up to a compact.

Our stance has always been against compacts because we want locals to have these jobs. I know there's reasons why it's hard for that to happen. But anybody that I vote to serve in a leadership position, especially with this, I have to know where they stand on that, if you could explain.

For any qualified potential psychologist, we'd be looking, as a board, to support that. I do know that there's increases in the training programs, because I'm involved with Chaminade. HPU started a program. And so, there is increases in the trainee level that's going to hopefully be filling some of those gaps. It's just, it's gonna take a while, and so, we're looking to, to, at least on my professional side, to fulfill some of those needs that way.

Supportive then of—currently of contacts.

Oh, no. I'm sorry.

Tell me.

Yeah. So, so, this is a tough one because this is where I might have to recuse myself if, if it gets to the board because I'm in a position of being, at Chaminade University, where we are interested in making sure that our students have jobs.

Our local students have jobs when they're done. And so, in that case, I think I would step back and and recuse myself.

Okay. And, but in the, the school level, you're supportive of growing your own.

Oh, absolutely. Yes. That's what we're trying to do. Yeah. We're going through admissions right now. So, yeah.

Thanks.

OK. Any other questions, members? If not, thank you very much. We'll move on to governor's message 583. To the Board of Psychology nominee, Sherry Takushi-Isara for a term to expire 06/30/2029.

Board of Psychology in support.

Thank you, chair. Good morning. Here to stand on the board's testimony supporting the nomination of doctor Takushi-Isara.

Thank you very much. Kelsey Fujianaka in support. And the following individuals who submitted written testimony all in support. Neil Murakami, Daryl Salvador, Suzette Tokuda, Alana Picot Ricardos and Travis Lunasco. Is there anyone else who would like to testify?

Do we have the nominee?

Good morning.

Good morning chair, vice chair and committee members. My name is Sherrie Takushi-Isara and I'm a clinical psychologist. I just wanna thank you so much for considering my nomination to the board of psychology. I look forward to possibly serving amongst my most esteemed colleagues. I've spent most of my adult life serving the community in various capacities.

And I am excited about the possibility of this new opportunity to serve the public while also, attempting to uphold the integrity of my profession. I thank you for your time and consideration. And I'm available for questions.

Thank you very much. Members, any questions for the nominee? Senator Awa.

Sherrie, you're going second on my questioning, so I'm I'm sure you already heard the first line, but I if I can get your take on the compacts when it comes to psychologists in Hawaii.

So what I think one of my concerns about the compact right now, I think has to do with, cultural sensitivity and awareness of our community. I do feel that Hawaii's cultural milieu is very unique compared to other states in the compact. And so I guess that's one of my main concerns. So I think it's just something that I would need to give a little bit more thought on. I do, you know, believe that there's a need in our community.

But if there are other possible ways to ensure that the number of psychologists continues to expand, I will also consider those possibilities as well.

Okay. Thank you. What, Senator? Senator, you told them what to say.

I did not.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Are there any other questions members? Okay, thank you very much. We'll move on to the next nominee. Governor's message 586 to the contractors license board, gubernatorial nominee, Jerry Nishek for a term to expire 06/30/2029. DCCA contractors license board in support.

Thank you very much. Pacific Blue Construction, Nathan Konishi in support. Laura Lauren Starner, president of the Contractors Association of Kauai in support and Karen Takeda in support. Is there anyone else who would like to testify on this nomination? Okay. Mr. Nishek, we have you online. Good morning.

Good morning.

If you'd like to introduce yourself and, yeah, we we hear you. So if if you'd like to just introduce yourself and tell us why you'd like to continue to serve, please please feel free.

Okay. Sure. Thank you, chair and members of the committee. I've been on the contractors license board since 2021, and I have three years left to finish out my term. And I really enjoy, you know, helping to review contractors and make sure that the public are getting contractors that are legitimate contractors.

And I'm currently chair of the board right now, and it's a challenge, but it's I think it's needed out there to keep contractors to the for the public to do work that are legitimate contractors, and our job is to review to make sure contractors that do get their license are legitimate contractors. Now I stand on the application of testimony provided for everything else. So thank you.

Thank you very much. In case I did I I can't remember if I did. Is there anyone else who would like to testify on this nomination? Members, any questions? Vice chair.

Thank you, mister Nishek. You know, as you can probably imagine, contracting is one of the, biggest areas, you know, for, people's complaints and concerns, particularly when people are looking for good contractors, etcetera. And in the past, there has been a big backlog, you know, with the contractors license board, applications pending, you know, before the board. As you have served since 2021 and seen, you know, various, different approaches being utilized.

Do you have any recommendations for ways that, you know, we can kind of, eliminate the backlog, speed up the process, and, you know, ensure that we, move, review of the applications along as smoothly as possible.

Yes. I think the biggest issue I think we have is a shortage of staff on the contractors license board executive committee. There had two people retire recently and so they're shorthanded and they're overloaded the staff that we have. I mean, we have, like, four applicant 400 applicants monthly. They're signed up to have their license reviewed, but just, you know, the shortage of manpower that also the board is actually shorthanded the members to be on the board.

Right now, we have a minimum for quorum. So we're actually gonna be missing two meetings March and April because we don't have enough people on the board to have a quorum so we can have a full committee meeting. So any help in getting additional members on the board would be great and providing funding for more staff for the contractors association would be much appreciated.

Well, we certainly would welcome that. And, you know, I know the department has been trying to upgrade its website, etcetera. Unfortunately, in the last few months, one of the things that happened was when they made that upgrade, then everything disappeared from the past. So we've received new complaints.

So I hope that, you know, with your experience and your background, you and other members of the board will be able to help the CLB move forward as quickly as possible from the huge backlog that accumulated in the past. Thank you for your service.

Yeah. Thank you.

Members, any other questions? If not, thank you very much. We'll move on to the next nominee. Robert Wotring, governor's message 587 to the Hawaii Medical Board, term to expire 06/30/2029. DCCA in support.

Thank you very much. Beth Amaro in support, and Geri Young in support. Okay, is there anyone else who would like to testify? Okay. And I see we have the nominee. Good morning.

Good morning, everybody.

Yep. Please, if you could please introduce yourself, and if you have any remarks you'd like to share with the committee, including why you'd like this voluntary responsibility to serve the public, then please go ahead.

Of course. Yeah. I'm Bob Watring. I'm a pediatrician on the island of Kauai. I've been taking care of the children here since 1993.

So coming up on 33 years now. Love my job. And I just want to make sure that everybody has a really good healthcare provider. So I'm honored to be considered for this nomination. I do stand on my resume and my testimony, and again I think this would be a wonderful opportunity for me to learn a bit more about this and also just to make sure that we continue to have really good health care providers, because we we deserve it here in Hawaii.

Thank you very much. Members, questions? Senator Awa.

Doctor. Woltring, thanks for serving. I would like to know similarly with the psychologist where you stand on medical compacts.

Sure. You know I can certainly see the benefit of it, but we also need to maintain some sort of ability to make sure ourselves personally that the people that work here and take care of our patients here are qualified. So I I you know to be honest, I'm a little bit between the two categories right now.

I want to make sure that we maintain some sort of ability to evaluate and to be a bit picky when it comes to the people that take care of the people here in Hawaii.

I appreciate the response. I'm still unclear. Basically like, layman's terms, if we're sitting here as lawmakers next session, or if everybody's sitting here and they're discussing nursing compacts or any specific field, that would allow professionals from other states to come in here and maybe potentially solve that gap, but at potentially the expense of the nurses who are striking or whoever it may be that we always see year after year. Would I see your name in support and testimony in those, discussions?

You know, that's a a tricky situation. Aye, you know, worked with the the nurses and other care providers here on Kauai for so long that, you know, I take care of their children. I see them at the store. I I truly respect their service to the community. I also want to make sure that my sick patient that needs, you know, urgent care can get that taken care of should something come up.

So I know that's kind of a waffling answer. I apologize for that, But ultimately we want to make sure that everybody gets taken care of with their medical needs. But to be honest, I truly support all the caretakers, especially here on Kauai. You know, we've really we're always looking for physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, etc. That want to work on the neighbor islands.

And we want to make that as an attractive opportunity as possible, and protect those positions when they come here. Because I want them to to be able to enjoy their work, but also to thrive here in the community. So I'm definitely in support of that. And ultimately though, you know, it comes down if my little patient needs to be admitted to the ER, and I want to make sure that there's somebody there to take care of them in an urgent or emergent situation.

Yeah. And and from from my side, I would like that person to be a somebody from here.

Absolutely. I totally agree with you. Absolutely. You know, again, I want them to be somebody that's from here, that is somebody in the community, right? That's that's contributing to our community and gets to enjoy the the privilege of living here on the island of Kauai or any of the other islands.

Okay. Doctor, thank you. By the way, I read your reviews. It seems like you're really connected there 4.9 out of five.

I appreciate it. Thank you.

Doctor, I have a follow-up on that. So, you know, to Senator Awa's line of questioning, we have seen continually every year measures proposing to create, licensing compacts, particularly in healthcare for, counselors and therapists, for nurses, for psychologists, for psychiatrists, and for doctors. The the doctors compact was a priority of the governor's administration and passed into law, I believe, two years ago, Strongly advocated for by the administration and by the health care facilities.

And I'm wondering, you know, whether on Kauai or in your experience in the healthcare setting, whether you have seen any kind of noticeable impact in access to care as a result of that compact or in the last two years?

To be honest, I've seen not a lot of change. I do believe that we need more access to certain specialties, especially on the neighbor islands. We certainly have great specialists on the Island Of Oahu, and and thank goodness for telemedicine. That's made a huge difference. And and I think we're kind of leaders in The US with the use of telemedicine to kind of share the support of our really smart and talented people throughout the island.

But sometimes that's not enough. So yeah, sometimes you know we need something in the interim until we can build up that kind of group of people that are really have the time and ability to take care of the people here.

Okay. Well, even for telemedicine, those doctors still need to be located in Hawaii. Right?

Sure. Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. Or licensed here in yeah.

So, just a quick follow-up. I'm curious whether because, you know, you are on Kauai. Correct?

Correct.

Yeah. So we don't see and I don't assume to understand what's happening on other islands where, you know, I'm not there every day. The year after the doctors compact was passed into law, the legislature and then this committee elected with the nurses to take a different tact, which was rather than approving a licensing compact, instead, we authorized the DCCA, licensing division to to, provide temporary licenses in lieu of full licensure because there is a tremendous backlog. Well, there was at the time.

And as an interim measure to allow practitioners who are seeking to be licensed to obtain a temporary license so that they could start operating right away, rather than initiating this compact.

And I'm wondering if from your experience on Kauai that's made a difference in the nursing context.

I don't see a lot of difference, to be perfectly honest. Yeah. I wonder if it's maybe had a bigger effect on some of the other islands, but not as much here. Although, to be honest, I'm not definitely in on the the the minutiae of staffing in certain areas, so I may not know about that.

Sure. Just curious. Thank you. Any other questions, members? Okay.

If not, thank you very much, and thanks for asking quest—answering questions. We're moving on to the next nominee. Albert Dennis, Governor's message 589, to the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board. Term to expire 06/30/2029. First up, we have the DCCA in support.

Hello, chair, members of the board...My name is Hector West, the Executive Officer of the...

Thank you very much. We also have Scott Collins with written testimony in support. Is there anyone else who would like to testify? Okay. Mr. Dennis.

Good morning.

Good morning. Thank you. I would like to stand on my application and testimony, and I wanted to continue with some public service. And I'm interested in the industry as it's changed significantly recently, and that's about it.

Okay. Thank you. Members, any questions for the nominee? Okay. Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Up next is governor's message 590 Nolan Miyahira. To the also to the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board, Nolan Miyahira. I'm sorry. We fixed that and then I messed it up on YouTube in the feed that'll be here forever. For a term to expire 06/30/2029, first up we have, again, the DCCA in support.

Thank you very much. Eric Pang in support. Is there anyone else who would like to testify? Okay. Mister Miyahira, please join us.

And if you can state your name for the record, so the internet knows what it is for sure for sure.

Good morning, my name is Nolan Miyahira, and it's not uncommon for people to say Miyahira because there are a lot of Miyahira's on Oahu, so I'm I'm used to it.

There's only one Keohokalole version, so I wanna make sure we get yours right.

Okay. Thank you.

When they get mine. Go please go ahead.

Thank you. I stand on my application, and I stand on my testimony, and just honored and to be actually to be considered for the motor vehicle repair board as I find this, like, as a full circle from from my career, from an apprentice all the way now to an assistant professor and working to be an associate professor in the automotive technology program at DeWitt Community College.

Now I can see what it looks like on the other side of the table where I was where, I would, apply for my mechanic's license with the state. And now I'm on the board that actually takes care of that, and it's very interesting to see. And, you know, I wanna do good for the the all the residents of Hawaii to make sure that we have certified shops out there working on everyone's vehicle.

Thank you. Any questions, members? K. Thank you very much. Thank

you. Okay. Next we have governor's message 591, Robert Collins. Again to the motor vehicle repair industry board. First up DCCA in support.

Okay. I think that's all the registered testimony we have. Is there anyone else who would like to testify? Okay. And, do we have mister Collins? Yeah. Good morning.

Good morning, mister chair. Thank you for having me today. My name is Robert Collins. I have been, in the automotive industry for, over thirty years now. I've worked on multiple sectors of the industry, including insurance, collision repair, and I am honored to serve on this board just primarily to ensure public safety, consumer safety, and just make sure that we're upholding standards of professionalism within our industry and things of that nature.

Thank you. Members, questions? Okay, thank you very much for coming in this morning. Okay, up next, governor's message 592 to the Pest Control Board, nominee Terrence Manago, for term to expire 06/30/2029. DCCA in support.

Thank you very much. Steve Russo, President of Hawaii Pest Control Association, in support. Renee Manzanas and Tim Lyons also in support. Is there anyone else who would like to testify? Okay.

If not, we have Mr. Manago. Good morning.

Good morning, chair. Good morning, vice chair and board committee. My name is Terrence Manago. I've been here several times in front of the you folks since Roslyn Baker was sitting there, and I'm back. So, I'm just, I'm just proud of representing the consumer side of the of our industry, as well as our industry itself.

Yeah.

Thank you. Members, questions? Okay. Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay, we'll move on. Governors message 593 Britta Zimmer to the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine for a term to expire 06/30/2029. DCCA Board of Naturopathic Medicine in support.

Thank you very much. Kim Weisbrot, Pacific Quest Corp in support. Michael Traub, President of the Hawaii Society of Naturopathic Physicians in support. And the following individuals submitting written testimony all in support, Corinne Maldesoto, Adam Long, Nicole Greenwald, Doctor. Rachel Klein and Kellen Smith.

Is there anyone else who would like to testify? Pardon me? Do we have the nominee? Good morning.

Good morning. Thank you, chair, vice chair and committee members. I stand on my application, resume, and testimonies. I'm I'm Doctor. Britta Zimmer.

I'm a practicing naturopathic physician. I've been practicing in the state since 2007. I've served on several boards, understand board governance, and Aye, look forward to continuing to be a leader in this profession and to serve.

Thank you very much. Members, any questions? Okay. If not, thank you very much.

Thank you.

Next up, we have Governor's message 677, Paul Badua Jr. to the motor, well, to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, term to expire 06/30/2030. DCCA in support. Thank you very much. Mark Yamani, business representative for the International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 126, in support.

Thank you very much. Robert Gregg in support. Okay. That's all the testimony we've received. Is there anyone else who would like to testify?

Thank you very much. Okay, is there anyone else? Alright, Mr. Badua.

Morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Morning, chair, vice chair, committee members. My name is Paul Badua Jr. I'm an elevator mechanic about seven years now.

I'm currently in the maintenance, service and maintenance. I started off in mod construction, and I also do repairs. I've worked in all aspects of our trade. I'm also a trustee member on our International Evaluative Union Board. I just wanted to give back to my union members and my local community. Yeah, and I stand on my testimony and resume.

Awesome, thank you. Members, questions?

Okay. Thank you very much. All right. We'll move to the next nominee, Governor's message 678. Marshall Urrutia, you know, please correct that if I got it wrong, to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, term to expire 06/30/2030. DCCA in support.

DCCA and the department stands on its written testimony in support of this.

Thank you very much. We also have Mr. Yamane for the International Union of Elevator Constructors. Thank you very much. We also have Robert Greg in support. Is there anyone else who would like to testify?

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else who would like to testify? Okay. Can we have the nominee?

Good morning, all. You did a great job on pronouncing my last name. Okay. My name is Marshall Urrutia. I'm an elevator mechanic. I've been doing so for about seven years now.

I'm also a part of my union board. I feel very privileged to do the work that we do, and I would like to give back in any way that I can. It's very important that elevators operate safely. All of our kids and our grandparents, everybody rides them. And I wanna just do my part to ensure that it's continuing to be done safely.

I stand on my testimony and my resume.

Thank you very much. Members, questions? Okay. If not, thank you very much for being here.

Thank you, guys.

Okay. And the last nominee on today's agenda is Governor's message 746, Cody Sula to the Contractors License Board, term to expire 06/30/2030. We have DCCA in support. Thank you. Michael Iosua for Imanaka Asato in support.

Anatoya Sosopo for the Operating Engineers, Local 3, in support. Jeffrey Masatsugu, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, in support. T. George Paris, Managing Director, Ironworkers Stabilization Fund, in support. And the following individuals submitting testimony, all in support. Mel Kahele, Jason Bradshaw, and Marisha Palmer Elmore.

Is there anyone else who would like to testify on this nomination? Okay, if not, Mr. Sula, please. Your support is noted. Thank you. Mr. Sula.

Good morning, chair.

Good morning.

Chair, members of the committee. My name is Cody Sula. Currently, I work in the Highworker Stabilization Fund and then in the government affairs. Been working with labor unions for the past decade in overseeing work rules, negotiations, working with different stakeholders in the industries, whether it be workers or the contractors themselves. This will be my first term if, if nominated or if confirmed for the Contractors Licensing Board.

I think it's really commendable. I have a deep respect for these contractors out there who do work and, you know, build our communities, our homes. And I feel like giving back and also holding accountable to ones that might not leave a mark and hurt our our people, you know, and making sure that we have safe and efficient standards for the construction industry. Thank you.

Thank you. Members, questions? Okay, if not, thank you very much. We'll take a short recess.

Okay, we're reconvening on this 9:30 AM agenda in Conference Room 229 at the Hawaii State Capitol to consider a number of governors—nominees to boards and commissions. So, the recommendation on the entire slate of nominees is to advise and consent to the appointments. If there are no objections, we're going—I'm going to read the nominations, reiterate the recommendation, and we're gonna take everyone up in one motion and one vote. Okay. So, the following individuals are—the recommendation is to advise and consent to the nomination of the following.

Governor's message 578, Michael Bosta Jr., to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. Governor's message 580, Christopher Wu, to the Board of Dentistry. Governor's message 581, Jerry Young, to the Board of Dentistry. Governor's message 582, Sean Scanlon, to the Board of Psychology. Governor's message 583, Sherry Takushi-Isara, to the Board of Psychology.

Governor's message 586, Jerry Nishek, to the Contractors License Board. Governor's message 587, Robert Watring, to the Hawaii Medical Board. Governor's message 589, Albert Dennis, to the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board. Governor's message 590, Nolan Miyahara, to the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board. Governor's message 591, Robert Collins, to the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board.

Governor's message 592, Terrence Manago, to the Pest Control Board. Governor's message 593, Britta Zimmer, to the State Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Governor's message 677, Paul Badua Jr., to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board. Governor's message 678, Marshall Ullutia, to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, and Governor's message 746, Cody Sula, to the Contractors License Board.

Members, any comments on the nominees? Okay. Seeing none, the recommendation is to advise and consent and the Chair votes aye.

[Roll Call]

Thank you. Thank you very much for stepping forward to serve the public. We're adjourned.

Okay. Convening this Monday, March 30th, 2026, 10:00 AM agenda, in Conference Room 229, at the Hawaii State Capitol, to consider Senate Concurrent Resolution for requesting the auditor assess both the social and financial effects of proposed mandated health insurance coverage for annual mental health wellness examinations.

No testimony was submitted on this resolution, and so, as is the practice in this committee, if there's no support for the measure, then it is deferred. We're adjourned.