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Committee confirms Annabelle Stone to Language Access Advisory Council
Summary
The committee advised and consented to Annabelle Stone for the Language Access Advisory Council after community witnesses highlighted her interpreter experience and bilingual background. The chair adopted the recommendation by voice vote with no recorded objections.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted on April 15 to advise and consent to Annabelle Stone’s nomination to the Language Access Advisory Council for a term ending June 30, 2030.
Barbara Tom, director at Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Migrant Resource Center, testified in strong support, saying Stone brings a combination of policy expertise, community engagement and lived experience as an interpreter. “She understands firsthand the barriers faced by individuals with limited English proficiency,” Tom said.
Annabelle Stone described herself as bilingual and said she works with a state-funded nonprofit safety-net health organization that serves immigrants. “With my lived experiences, with my background in public health and community being a community contributor as well as an interpreter, I feel like I have much to offer the council,” she told the committee.
The chair recommended advise and consent and the committee adopted the recommendation by voice; no roll-call objections were recorded in the hearing transcript. The committee proceeded to the next items and later adjourned.
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