[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 129 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S10914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MRS. MINAL KUMAR

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the late 
Mrs. Minal Kumar, who throughout her exceptional career dedicated 
herself to public service. Mrs. Kumar's extraordinary humanitarian 
efforts and outstanding contributions have improved the lives of women, 
children and infants in Hawaii.
  As the sole nutritionist on the Island of Kauai for the State of 
Hawaii Department of Health's Women, Infants and Children program, Mrs. 
Kumar nearly tripled the program's caseload in six years. She opened 
clinics in the outlying areas of the underserved communities of 
Hanalei, Kilauea and Waimea, and was the first nutritionist to serve 
the Island of Niihau. The central theme of her work was encouraging and 
supporting mothers to breast feed their children, the infant feeding 
method recommended to improve the health of infants.
  In remembrance of her many accomplishments, her co-workers have built 
a garden at the Hawaii Department of Health's Kauai District office and 
a memorial fund in her name has been established by Hawaii Mothers' 
Milk, Inc. I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to the late 
Minal Kumar for all she has done for the people of Hawaii.

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