Committee recommends Patrick Gartside for State Rehabilitation Council

Apr 14, 2026

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee recommended advising and consenting to Patrick Gartside’s nomination to the State Rehabilitation Council after Gartside described his decade of work helping people with disabilities find employment and DHS signaled support.

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The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on April 13 recommended that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Patrick Gartside to the State Rehabilitation Council, a position with a term to expire June 30, 2028. Gartside told the committee he has spent more than 10 years helping people with disabilities find meaningful work and serves as chair of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Hawaii.

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