Board of Massage Therapy

Date:

Wednesday, 04/19/2023

Start Time:

09:00 AM

Place:

Virtual Videoconference Meeting: Zoom Webinar and In-Person Location: Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room, King Kalakaua Building, 335 Merchant Street, 1st Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813

Agenda

 

BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

                                   

Agenda

 

Date:                  April 19, 2023

 

Time:                 9:00 a.m.

 

In-Person          Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

Meeting             HRH King Kalakaua Building

Location:           335 Merchant Street, First Floor

               Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

 

Virtual                Virtual Videoconference Meeting – Zoom Webinar

Participation:    (link below)

                           https://dcca-hawaii-gov.zoom.us/j/93731440621

                        Zoom

                        Phone                          

                        Number:            (346) 248 7799 

                       

                        Meeting ID:       937 3144 0621

 

Agenda: Posted on the State electronic calendar as required by Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) section 92–7(b).

 

If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please email your testimony to massage@dcca.hawaii.gov or by hard copy mail to Attn: Board of Massage Therapy, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

INTERNET ACCESS:

To view the meeting and provide live oral testimony, please use the link at the top of the agenda. You will be asked to enter your name. The Board requests that you enter your full name, but you may use a pseudonym or other identifier if you wish to remain anonymous. You will also be asked for an email address.  You may fill in this field with any entry in an email format, e.g., *****@***mail.com.

 

Your microphone will be automatically muted. When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may click the Raise Hand button found on your Zoom screen to indicate that you wish to testify about that agenda item.  The Chairperson will individually enable each testifier to unmute their microphone. When recognized by the Chairperson, please unmute your microphone before speaking and mute your microphone after you finish speaking.

 

 

PHONE ACCESS:

 

If you cannot get internet access, you may get audio-only access by calling the Zoom Phone Number listed at the top on the agenda. 

 

Upon dialing the number, you will be prompted to enter the Meeting ID which is also listed at the top of the agenda.  After entering the Meeting ID, you will be asked to either enter your panelist number or wait to be admitted into the meeting.  You will not have a panelist number.  So, please wait until you are admitted into the meeting. 

 

When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may indicate you want to testify by entering “*” and then “9” on your phone’s keypad.  After entering “*” and then “9”, a voice prompt will let you know that the host of the meeting has been notified.  When recognized by the Chairperson, you may unmute yourself by pressing “*” and then “6” on your phone.  A voice prompt will let you know that you are unmuted.  Once you are finished speaking, please enter “*” and then “6” again to mute yourself.

 

For both internet and phone access, when testifying, you will be asked to identify yourself and the organization, if any, that you represent.  Each testifier will be limited to five minutes of testimony per agenda item.

 

If connection to the meeting is lost for more than 30 minutes, the meeting will be continued on a specified date and time. This information will be provided on the Board’s website at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/massage/board-meeting-schedule/

 

Instructions to attend State of Hawaii virtual board meetings may be found online at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2020/08/State-of-Hawaii-Virtual-Board-Attendee-Instructions.pdf.  

1.            Call to Order, Public Notice, Quorum

2.            Approval of Minutes of the March 22, 2023 Meeting

3.            Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) Adjudicatory Matters:

a.    In the Matter of the Massage Therapist and Establishment’s License of Nanthicha Chalongklang (MAS-2016-74-L) – Settlement Agreement Prior to Filing of Petition for Disciplinary Action and Board’s Final Order

 

b.    In the Matter of the Massage Therapist’s License of Joel Montoya aka Joel Morquecho (MAS-2017-67-L) – Settlement Agreement Prior to Filing of Petition for Disciplinary Action and Board’s Final Order

 

4.            Applications

(The Board may move into Executive Session to consider and evaluate personal information relating to individuals applying for licensure in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(1), HRS, and to consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), HRS.)

 

a.    Ratifications (see attached Addendum)

 

b.    Applications

 

1)          Joey Nakashima

2)          Aloha Academy of Massage Inc. dba Hawaii Massage Academy

3)          Aisen Shiatsu School

4)          Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

5)          IBS School of Cosmetology and Massage

6)          Lomino Hawaii Massage School

 

5.            Executive Officer’s Report

a.    Board vacancies: One (1) massage therapist to fill vacancy beginning July 1, 2023, and one (1) public member

 

6.            New Business

a.    Discussion on teaching courses at a massage school and continuing education

 

7.            Unfinished Business

 

a.    Rule Revisions – Title 16, Chapter 84, Hawaii Administrative Rules

b.    Discussion on interstate massage compact

 

8.            Next Meeting:              TBA

Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

HRH King Kalakaua Building

335 Merchant Street, First Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

(Videoconference Meeting Zoom Webinar – TBD)

 

9.            Adjournment                     

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Risé Doi at (808) 586-2696 or massage@dcca.hawaii.gov as soon as possible, preferably within two (2) business days of the meeting. If a response is received after that date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled.  Upon request this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.

 

4/12/2023