Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services

Good afternoon. Mahalo for joining us today at the health and human services committee, April 13, 1PM, Monday calendar in Room 225. This meeting is being streamed live on YouTube.

In the unlikely event that we must abruptly end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee will reconvene to discuss any outstanding business at 3:21pm, Tuesday, April 14, 2026 in Room 225, and a public notice will be posted on the legislator's website.

To facilitate the hearing in a timely manner, we will be enforcing a one minute limit on testimony except for nominees. I will be reading a list of individuals who submitted written testimony for each measure.

We apologize that the closed captioning does not accurately transcribe the names. If you're interested in reviewing the written testimony, please go to the legislator's website. You will find the link on the status page for the measure.

We appreciate your understanding and remind you that the committee does have your testimony, that we reviewed them. So I encourage you to use your time to either add additional comments or you can stand on your written testimony.

So first up, we have GM565. Excuse me. Patrick Gartside for State Rehabilitation Council for term to expire June 30, 2028. Patrick Gartside, are you present? Come on up.

Hello there.

Hi. Aloha. Please identify have a seat. Identify yourself and let us know why it is you'd like to serve on the State Rehabilitation Council.

Thank you so much. Hi. My name is Patrick Gartside. Good afternoon. Thank you for considering my confirmation to the State Route Rehabilitation Council.

I have spent over ten years helping people with disabilities find meaningful work and helping employers see the value of a diverse workforce.

I currently serve as the Chair of the statewide independent living council of Hawaii, and I see every day how important it is for our state services to work together smoothly. My goal is simple.

Wanna make sure that in Hawaii, having a job in the community is the first and expected option for everyone regardless of their disability.

I wanna use my experience to help DVR close gaps in services and make sure people on every island get the support that they need to succeed.

I appreciate your time and respectfully ask for your support.

Okay. Thank you very much. K. Next up, we have for GM565, we have Ryan Yamane, Department of Human Services in support. Come on up.

Aloha. Not Ryan Yamane, but Leah Diaz, DVR administrator here on behalf of director Yamane. And DHS stands on our written testimony in strong support of Mr. Gartside.

Okay. Thank you very much. And no one else having registered, is there anyone else wishing to testify on GM 565, Patrick Gartside? Okay.

Seeing none, I have no questions, except I do see that you are you seem very well qualified for the position, And we do hope that you are able to use your experiences to help us guide, more rehabilitation for the disabled.

So thank you for would be willing to step up. We do we're not gonna be able to do decision making

until I have quorum and probably not until the end of the calendar today. So if you could hang on. K. Next up, we have GM566, Judith Daniels, also for State Rehabilitation Council. Come on up.

Identify yourself and let us know why it is, you're willing to serve for State Rehabilitation Council representing the Disability Advocacy Group.

Aloha. My name is Judith Daniels, and I'm more than happy to serve on this commission. I have, been an advocate for people with disabilities for many, many years.

I'm the Director of the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and I've been working in that capacity for a number of years.

I feel that I can really benefit the commission in many, many ways in terms of my experience on national boards as well as state boards, and, and my track record in terms of advocacy for people with disabilities, as well as,

I can represent a lot of information that's important for the council to have around qualifications for rehabilitation counselors.

And recently was able to give some information to help clarify some things on workforce development that relate to our role at the university in terms of training counselors.

Okay. Thank you very much. K. Speaking on behalf of g m five six six okay. We don't have any other written testimony on g M five 66.

Come on up. Department of Human Services. If you could recap what you have that we don't I don't see it on the Yeah. I didn't see it on the website.

I didn't see it on the website either. Leah Diaz here on behalf of director Ryan Yamane from Department of Human Services. We stand in strong support of Dr. Daniels for for many reasons, which I outlined in the written testimony.

But as she said, she is an advocate herself and also trains counselors to be advocates. Vocational rehabilitation counselors are advocates for people with disabilities, and oftentimes related to employment and helping to overcome misconceptions and stereotypes about

what people with disabilities can or cannot do. And for that and also for the fact that doctor Daniels heads up the rehabilitation counseling master's program at university. We really value her on the council as we try to recruit and retain qualified VR counselors.

K. Thank you very much. Again, Dr. Daniels, decision making won't be until the end of calendar and also when we receive quorum, which is just one other Senator.

But it sure looks like from your resume that you have been volunteering for substantial amount for decades include from mental health, cultural, multicultural counseling.

You it looks like from your just your volunteering alone and what you have studied that you have a lot to be able to contribute to do the rehabilitation council.

So thank you for being willing to step up. K. Members, any questions?

No.

Okay. Moving on. 567, James Montgomery, also state rehabilitation council. James Montgomery, are you present? James Montgomery, are you present on Zoom?

Not present, Chair.

No.

That's Kawamura. Okay. So, we're gonna skip you for now, unless there's anybody else willing to testify for on GM567. We have director Yamane. We have written testimony on that one.

Thank you. Chair, Vice Chair, Leah Diaz here on behalf of Ryan Yamane, director of Department of Human Services. We stand in strong support of mister Montgomery, who goes by Monty Montgomery, to the State Rehabilitation Council.

And if he is not on Zoom, it's probably because he's a very busy employer and has been very supportive of hiring people with disabilities and spreading the word about, you know, opportunities through the division of vocational rehabilitation.

So that may be why he's not here, but we stand in strong support of him for the council.

Thank you.

K. Thank you very much. It has been, however, our position that the nominee be present for their nomination nominating hearing. Because if they can't even make the time for the two minutes for the hearing, I'm sure he's very busy. I'm sure he's very experienced.

But whether or not they he's gonna be able to show up for the rehabilitation council then comes into question. Right? Understood. Okay. So we're gonna put we're gonna wait until he shows up.

Otherwise, we will defer decision making to the next hearing. K. Next up, we have GM570, Christine Park, State Rehabilitation Council for term to expire 06/30/2028. Christine Park, are you present? K.

I see you on Zoom. Please proceed, Christine. Identify yourself and tell us why you'd like to serve for State Rehabilitation Council.

Yes. Absolutely. Aloha, everyone. I'm Christine Park, and I wanna serve on the rehab rehabilitation council, in part because of my work experience and my background in mental health, as well as special education and workforce development, particularly adult education.

I feel like my my personal career goals and my own individual professional and personal goals closely align with the board's commitment to advocating for individuals with disabilities.

I've spent nearly two decades supporting individuals with diverse needs, ensuring that they receive quality education and services needed to succeed. I work closely with families, educators, administrators, and community members.

I bring over ten years of experience as a mental health counselor. I also teach for the Manoa re rehabilitation counseling program, as well as several other counseling programs to prepare future counselors to work with individuals with disabilities and diverse needs.

And then perhaps lastly, my work in adult education, I was a program coordinator for the adult community schools, and we're a core partner alongside the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation under the workforce innovation and opportunity act.

So this has given me unique opportunity to kind of understand the partnerships that align our workforce development programs across the state of Hawaii.

I'd be honored to serve, for the rehabilitation council and to be able to advocate for our community and our individuals with disabilities and diverse needs.

Okay. Thank you very much. So speaking on behalf of GM 570, we have Department of Human Services. Come on up.

Thank you again, Chair, Vice Chair. Leah Diaz here on behalf of Director Yamane, department of human services. We stand on our written testimony in strong support.

In addition to everything that the nominee mentioned, I just wanna highlight the importance of her being part also of the adult education program and a partner in the workforce innovation opportunity act.

It's really important to us to have that strong link there so that our individuals can get the skills, technical and career skills that they need in order to get competitive integrated employment. So really excited about this nomination.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, Christine. In case you haven't heard, we're not gonna do decision making until the end of the calendar. But I really want to thank you for being willing to step up.

It looks like, your experience in mental health counseling, special education, also gives us more color to the State Rehabilitation Council. Excuse me. Sorry.

So hopefully, we'll be able to we'll be able to get through your decision making at the end of the calendar. But, again, thank you for being willing to step up.

Okay. Thank you.

Any questions? You guys are good. Right? Okay. Thank you.

Next up, GM663, Tammy Napoleon, Center for Nursing Advisory Board. First up, we have Tammy Napoleon. Are you present?

Not present on Zoom, Chair.

Okay. We have Laura Reichardt in support. Laura, come on up.

Aloha, Chair, Vice Chair. Thank you so much for hearing Tammy's nomination today. Tammy is a nurse faculty at Kauai Community College. She has been a long standing member of our community. She formerly was on the board of nursing.

She works closely with us as we support nursing across the state as it in regards to recruitment and retention. And, also, I just wanna note that Kauai has the most significant needs for nursing at this time,

and the partnership with Kauai Community College is really critical for meeting those needs. She's been a long standing partner and has been very engaged as an interim member to date.

Okay. K. Thank you very much. And I and I note that she has a doctorate in nursing from UH Hilo as well, masters in UH Manoa. So she's a homegrown.

Yeah. She's homegrown. She's a highly skilled nurse educator. She's also a pediatric nurse practitioner. She still does clinical practice as well as teaching Kauai's nurses.

Okay. Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Also, on behalf of GM663 is Mayor Kawakami. Anybody else wishing to testify on GM 663? K. No one any questions? No.

Okay. So, again, as I had stated earlier, if the nominee is not present, we're gonna defer decision making until a different date when they can be present. K. Moving on. GM, 689.

Scott Spallina PABEA, policy advisory board for elder affairs for term to expire June 30, 2030. Come on up.

Aloha. Yeah. Identify yourself and let us know why you wanna serve in PABEA.

Aloha.

Yes. My name is Scott Spolina, and I wanna serve on PABEA. Well, quite honestly, prior to 2007, I didn't care about any senior affairs, senior issues at all. Then I created the first elder abuse unit within the prosecutor's office.

And from there, I got exposed to a lot of things senior related. Not only through my work at the prosecutor's office heading the elder abuse unit, but then also as wrangled in to start writing for generations magazine.

Then also I served on PABEA earlier on under Governor Ige. Then I was the president of the senior council division with the excuse me, the state bar. I've done over 400 presentations throughout the state on elder issues, including elder abuse caregiving.

My father-in-law became partially paralyzed for thirteen years, and we became a caregiver for him, my wife and I. Also, my wife and I, we were at one point mobile notaries. So on this island, I've gone to every single rehabilitation center here on Oahu.

Some of them are better than others. When you go to these warehouse, these these people warehouse places, you get to see real life there. That's another thing.

But besides all that, more importantly, I just turned 60 this year. And so I'm a senior now. And it's not easy. Right now, I'm on Tylenol because I hurt did something to my back. I probably just woke up one morning and hurt my back there.

Basically, now that I'm living as a senior and I've seen how seniors live on Oahu, I kinda am plugged into some of the needs, and I wanna be a voice to advocate for those needs for seniors on Oahu and the statewide.

Okay. Thank you very much. So on behalf of GM689, we have Beverly Gottlieb of, PABEA in support, Gary Simon, Hawaii Family Caregiver Coalition in support. Raylene Taneo also in support. Members, any questions?

Quick question. And, of course, Carolyn Kadirau, Office of Aging in support. Go ahead.

Oh, just just get your feedback on something because you do work with the elderly and with public policy tourism. There's a bill that we're wrestling with this year that would look to establish strict liability on criminal offenses. What are your thoughts on that?

I like it. Okay. Not just as a prosecutor. I like it. No. Okay. Well, okay. But because before that here here's the difficulty here is we used to have, unauthorized entry into a dwelling place in the first degree.

Originally, it was a strict liability where basically you just enter into the home, and there happened to be someone 60 years of age or older. I believe the bill you're referring to is they've raised increased the age from 60 to 65.

But the service is strict liability.

It establishes strict liability. The concern we have is that the defense for let's say, robbing somebody or burglarizing somebody or assaulting somebody is they didn't look 60. They didn't look 60.

They didn't look 60. I mean, I'm sure if I didn't tell you my age, you probably thought I was 25. But no. I am 60, and if someone were to assault me, then they would be held to a higher standard of elder abuse.

As a prosecutor, as someone that works with the police, it's so difficult for the police to make these judgment calls on the street about, well, does this victim look 60? Does he not look 60? And so I personally like it.

It's up to you guys whether it will pass or not. You know, it's gonna be easier to enforce. But for those reasons and as an advocate for Kupuna I do like it.

I just don't wanna get your thoughts on it.

No. No. No. This is the kind of thing that we would look to understand the different nuances of these. These.

Well, we've had like I said, we've had unauthorized entities who are dwelling in the second degree for years. And that I mean, the first degree for years. And prior to, I wanna say, 2019, no one had any problem with that.

No one had any problem with the strict liability for unauthorized entry into a dwelling. They only changed it when they added all the other elder abuse bail bills and turned that to a no.

I recently should have known there was a senior involved or senior inside the house there.

And and, frankly, it's it unauthorized entry into a dwelling is a crime regardless of how old the resident is. The only question is whether or not you are gonna increase the penalty

That's right.

For the criminal.

That's right.

It is. So there there if the prosecutor's doing their job, they would have gotten a conviction regardless. The only question is the penalty phase.

The penalty, one is a class c and one's a class b felony.

Right. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you, sir.

Thank you. Just one just one follow-up. Yeah.

Yeah. Sorry.

No. I just that. No. No. No.

No. No. No. I have

It was just a quick one because I feel like what you were saying about the the seniors and when they have done the way. Yeah. So in my community and without this law, my community been victimized at least once a month, a senior.

And they know it's a senior home because it says Westlock Senior Home. So they know they're they're certain age. But, again, like you said, prosecuting or enforcement, they're not knowing how to emphasize this, and this is the reason why I 100% support this

because whether you intend or you didn't know, tough luck. You shouldn't be breaking into anybody's home anyway. And just so happens somebody is a senior, tough luck, you're gonna keep a penny. Alright. I'm a 100% for that.

So I just wanted to thank you for what you're seeing earlier. Appreciate it. K. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.

Okay. Okay. Can we move on? Yes. Yeah.

So actually what the job what we're supposed to be doing?

Yeah. Yeah. Well, no. It's this is this shows his expertise. Holy excuse me, Terry.

Well well, we know what his position is. I mean, look at his own resume.

No. I know.

Okay. GM 689. Okay. Anybody else? What should you testify on GM 689?

Members, any questions that is actually regarding GM 689 ability to be in the, in PABEA ? Okay. Seeing none, moving on.

Excuse me, sir. We have one more testifier on Zoom.

Yes, PABEA . Oh, for For GM689. Come on, Candice Bryant. Please, identify yourself, and please proceed.

Hi. Good afternoon, Chair and Members of the committee. I'm Candice Bryant with the Executive Office on Aging. I'm here, on behalf of, miss Kottereau.

We just stand by our testimony and support, obviously, as you can see. He is certainly well qualified and has many years of advocacy, and we are grateful for his willingness to serve on PABEA and are hoping you find favor for his nomination.

Okay. Thank you very much. K. Anybody else wishing to testify on g m 689? K.

Again, decision making is not till the end of calendar. I thank you for being willing to step up. And as you can tell from your own testimony that, PABEA is more than just the criminal penalties. Right? And it it is also long term care.

It is also, especially for an aging population, even though you you are pretty young at 60, the rest of us is substantially older than that. And frankly, you have been AARP eligible ten years ago. So, the the issues are varied, and thank you for being willing to step up. K. Moving on.

GM 733, Sylvia Raum. Hawaii state Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer plus commission for term to expire 06/30/2030. So first up, we have Sylvia Raum. Are you present? Okay.

Doctor Raum, please proceed. Let us know why you'd want you want to serve in the LGBTQ plus commission.

Thank you so much, Aloha. My name is Okay. My name is Dr. Sylvia Romm, and I'm honored to have you hearing my testimony today, for the nomination for the state LGBTQ commission.

So I'm a pediatrician, and I have practiced in an LGBTQ con affirming community for over a decade. I work with, Spill the Tea Cafe right now in Honolulu.

I'm also the Chair of the board for Project Heal. We are a national nonprofit that works with LGBTQ and BIPOC communities around eating disorders.

I'm also on the executive committee of the Gender Journeys Day, which is a group that does work here in Hawaii for gender expansive keiki, primarily around supporting families and kids and training providers and educators.

I personally have close family members, who are gender expansive, and I'm part of the community as well, and this work is is deeply personal to me.

I've really dedicated my career to the health and well-being of children and families, including those who are left behind by systems.

Currently, it's a pretty anxiety provoking time nationally to, be in the LGBTQ community. And so really focusing on strengthening Hawaii's, place and position in that is really important to me.

I also have worked extensively with intersectionality, so not just just LGBTQ populations, but also BIPOC populations. And so that's very important when you think about different vulnerabilities and how to support different groups.

I'm very excited to be working with other members of the commission and, with everyone here as well to support the community.

Okay. Thank you very much. K. Speaking on behalf of Dr. Sylvia Romm's nomination is Michael Golojuch Junior. Come on up.

Good afternoon. Michael Golojuch Jr, he/him pronouns. I am Vice Chair of the Hawaii State LGBTQ plus commission, and I'm here today to stand proudly to endorse Sylvia's nomination to the commission.

I know I speak on the breast of the bat behalf of my rest of rest of my commissioners when I say we look forward to working with her, and we encourage you to move her writ nomination forward. And I'm avail and I'm not available for questions.

Glad you need to go to commission meeting. Have a good one.

Sounds good. I'm glad you're gonna go to your commission meeting. K. Next up, we have Kainani Derickson in support. Next, we have Kirsten Gonda in support.

Tanya Ai in support. Rich Ray's in support. Akira Gilbert in support. Joan Zhang in support. Halen Denison in support.

Jennifer Wang Hall in support. Anybody else wishing to testify on GM 733? Members, any questions? K. So Dr. Sylvia Romm, I don't know what not you've heard.

We're not gonna do your decision making until the end of the calendar. I want to thank you for being willing to step up. I know that as a pediatrician, especially you are right.

Especially during these trying times, you are you are stepping into something more controversial probably than any other time in in recent history. So thank you for being willing to step up.

Okay. Members, any questions? Okay. Seeing none, moving on. GM seven 37, Roy Katsuda for PABEA for term to expire June 30, 2030.

This is policy advisory board for elder affairs. First up, Carolyn Kadirao. Oh, I see I see Roy here. Roy, please proceed. Identify yourself and let us know why it is you're willing to serve in PABEA.

Thank you. My name is Roy Katsuda. I am very, very interested in serving on PABEA. I have been retired from Halema'ahu, which is a private nonprofit housing corporation on Maui. It for about eight, nine years now.

I was instrumental in helping to create instrumental in helping to create a personal care and housing counseling program in Maui. We've been strong supporters of Maui handheld day care center. I serve on their board.

Many of the people that have come into Hale Mahou. We have predominantly senior housing, but we do have public housing as well.

We find that they come in as young seniors to age in place, become 80, 90 years old, and they're very capable. And I'm hoping that my experience can lend something to Fabia. I'm more than willing to answer any questions you might have.

Thank you very much. Speaking on behalf of Carolyn Cadera I mean, for GM 737, it's Carolyn Cadera, office of aging in support. Is anybody from office of aging present?

Not present, Chair.

Okay. Next, we have Beverly Gottlie of PABEAalso in support, and Raelynn ten Tenno also in support. Anybody else wishing to testify on GM 737? Okay. I see Office of Aging now.

Please proceed and identify yourself.

Hi. Yes. Good afternoon. My name is Candice Bryant with the Executive Office on Aging here today on behalf of Caroline Cotterell, and we stand on our testimony in support of Mr. Katsuda's nomination.

His years of experience in leadership will add value to PABEA, and we hope you find date with his nomination. Thank you.

Okay. Thank you very much. Anybody else wishing to testify on GM737? So, Mr. Katsura, thank you for being willing to step up again.

Sure. Absolutely.

I'm really glad that anybody who is retired doesn't stay retired and being willing to step up to volunteer and giving us because serving on this board helps the legislator formulate policy. Yeah? Because the opinion matters.

And I also like the fact that you have my bachelor's, University of Hawaii for bachelor's of except mine was a bachelor's of science in mathematics, but that was back when I was a kid was when you graduate. She is also Lahaina Luna graduate. So from Maui.

I've known Roy for a long time.

Yep. Okay. I've known Angus since he was a wee little boy.

Oh my goodness. Yeah. Okay. So you've got support right there. So thank you very much for being willing to step up.

Our deferred our decision making won't be until the end of the calendar. So, Members, any other questions? Okay. Moving on. GM 768.

Thank you. Kevin Nakamura for board of certification of operating personnel and wastewater treatment. We have Department of Health in support. Department of Health? Anybody else wishing to testify on GM 768?

I know that Kevin Nakamura is not gonna be able to testify, but I thought someone was gonna be here to testify on his behalf. K. So moving on. So are we ready for decision making?

I will. Okay. At the time we're not in. We're not in. Decision making time.

Okay. Thank you for the

Alright.

Here you go.

Okay. Thank you very much. Okay. So for GM 565, Patrick Gartside, for State Rehabilitation Council for term to expire June 30, 2030. Chair's recommendation is to advise and consent.

Any comments, questions, concerns? Seeing none. Vice Chair for the vote.

Okay. Recommendation of 565 is to advise and consent. Noting the presence of you, myself, Senator Kanuha, and Fevella, all others being excused. Are there any other. Oh no Fevella is excused.

I'm sorry. Noting the presence of myself, you, and Senator Kanuha, are there any all others being excused. Are there any WRs or no? Seeing none, recommendations adopted.

So for GM 566, Chairs for Judith Daniels State Rehabilitation Council, return to expire June 30, 2028. Chair's recommendation is to advise and consent. Any comments, questions, concerns? Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote.

Okay. Okay. Recommendation 566. It provides consent, noting the previously excused members. Any WRs or no? Seeing none, recommendation is adopted.

Okay. At this time, I am going to recess decision making because I see Tammie Napoleon. Oh. Tammie Napoleon, are you present? I just saw you on Zoom.

Tammie? Okay. Aloha. So Tammie, for GM 663, why don't you let us know why it is you're willing to serve on the center for nursing advisory board? Laura Reichardt said great things about you, but we'd like to hear from you directly.

She texted you too.

Yeah. Thank you so much for your patience. I had to reschedule things today, so I just got finished with what I had to do. But, yes, I have been part following the

Identify yourself on Zoom first.

Sorry. My name is Tammie Napoleon.

Yes. Please proceed. Let's know why it is you're willing to serve in a nursing advisory board.

I have been working indirectly with the nursing advisory board as a professor of nursing at Kauai Community College. I've also worked with them as I was a member of the State Board of Nursing.

And I would like to continue the work that we've done, especially with workforce development, strategic nursing profession, and just the nursing profession and nursings in Hawaii continue the work that we've done in an advisory board. I'm Cap Asset.

Okay. Thank you very much. And and like Laura had pointed out, you got the mayor to even testify on your behalf. So obviously, you are well respected in Kauai and the need for Kauai nurses.

Especially for educate for those educating potential nurses for Kauai is great and neat, and thank you for being willing to step up.

Okay? So, our decision making is happening now. So but Okay. I just wanna make sure that we have any quen any questions for Tammie Napoleon? Okay.

Anybody else wishing to testify for Tammie Napoleon, 660? Okay. Moving on. So thank you very much. Next, we have, for James Montgomery, GM567, we are going to defer decision making for to Thursday at Room 320 at 03:21pm in Room 225.

Thursday, April 16. So next up, we have GM570, Christine Park for State Rehabilitation Council for term to expire June 30, 2028. Chair's recommendation is to advise and consent. Any comments, questions, concerns? Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote.

Okay. Recommendation five seventy is advise and consent. Noticing the previous excused members from earlier, any WRs and those of the present Members? Seeing none, recommendation is adopted.

Thank you. And for GM 660, she was just in time. Tammie Napoleon for Center for Nursing Advisory Board for term fixed by June 30, 2029. Chair's recommendation is to advise and consent. Any comments, questions, concerns?

Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote.

Okay. Recommendation 663 is to advise on consent. Noting to put the previously excused members, any WRs or no? Seeing none, recommendation adopted.

Okay. Thank you very much. For Scott Spallina, for PABEA, for a term to expire June 30, 2030, GM689. Chair's recommendation is to advise and consent. Any comments, questions, concerns? Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote.

Okay. Recommendation on 689 is advising consent. None of the previously excused Members. Any WRs or no? Seeing none, recommendation is adopted.

For GM 733, doctor Sylvia Rom for the Hawaii LGBTQ Council commission for term to expire June 30, 2030. Chair's recommendation is to advise and consent. Any comments, questions, concerns? Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote.

Okay. Recommendation 733 is to advise and consent. Noticing the previously excused members, any WRs or no's of the Members present? Seeing none, recommendation is adopted.

So for GM 737, Roy Katsuda, for PABEA, policy advisory board for elder affairs for term to expire June 30, 2030. Chair's recommendation is to advise and consent. Any comments, questions, concerns? Seeing none, Vice Chair for the vote.

Chair recommendation 737 is to advise and consent, noticing the previously noting the previously excused members of the NWRs and noes. Seeing none, recommendation is adopted.

Okay. So for GM 768, for Kevin Nakamura, board of certification of operating personnel and wastewater treatment plant for term to expire June 30, 2028.

Chair's recommendation is this time is to defer decision making to Thursday, April 16 at 3:21pm in Room 225. And with that, we are adjourned, and thank you very much for being willing to step up.