SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMENDS ADVISE AND CONSENT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. LIBBY CHAR AS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DIRECTOR
The Senate Health Committee today voted to recommend that the Senate consent to the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth “Libby” Char as Director of the Department of Health (DOH). She took over leadership at the DOH on September 16, 2020 after being appointed by Governor. David Ige.
Dr. Char is an emergency physician and graduate of the University of Hawai’i, John A. Burns School of Medicine. Her vast clinical and administrative experience includes residency training in California, emergency medicine practice at the Queen’s Medical Center, and service as State of Hawai‘i EMS District Medical Director for O‘ahu.
“I’m very pleased that the committee unanimously voted to recommend advise and consent to Dr. Char’s nomination,” said Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, chair of the Senate Committee on Health. “She has already proven herself as a capable leader and I look forward to continued collaborations with her as we continue to navigate through this pandemic.
If confirmed, Dr. Char’s term of office would be through noon on December 5, 2022.