STAND. COM. REP. NO. 891

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 247

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 247, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Board of Directors of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund

 

G.M. No. 247

HAROLD R. DECOSTA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nomination from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Department of Education, the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, and three private citizens.  A personal statement and curriculum vitae was received from the nominee.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, you Committee finds that the nominee has an excellent fund management background and is highly qualified for a position on the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund (HHRF Board).  Your Committee notes that the nominee's background in labor management and collective bargaining is in accord with the HHRF Board's traditional practice of including a member with a labor background.  Your Committee further finds that the nominee has been reappointed to the HHRF Board based on his credentials, integrity, fairness, and commitment to public service.  

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection,

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair