STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1347

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 543, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 543, 691, 692, 693, 694, and 695, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation

 

G.M. No. 543

CRAIG I. NAKANISHI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 691

JOHN F. MORTON,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 692

RACE A. RANDLE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014 (Term amended to 6-30-2015 by GM778);

 

G.M. No. 693

ASSUMPTA C. RAPOZA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014;

 

G.M. No. 694

RICHARD M. ROSENBLUM,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015 (Term amended to 6-30-2014 by GM789); and

 

G.M. No. 695

MICHAEL SCHMICKER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Craig I. Nakanishi, John F. Morton, Race A. Randle, Assumpta C. Rapoza, Richard M. Rosenblum, and Michael Schmicker to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Craig I. Nakanishi from the High Technology Development Corporation, Aluvion Energies, and three individuals.

 

     Craig I. Nakanishi is an attorney with Rush Moore LLP, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of energy, public utilities, and business and real property transactions.  Mr. Nakanishi is licensed to practice in Hawaii and California and has been named in the annual Best Lawyers in America - Energy since 2008.  Prior to joining Rush Moore as a Partner in 2003, Mr. Nakanishi practiced law with the Los Angeles office of Jones Day, and was also a partner at the law firm of Goodsill Anderson, Quinn & Stifel and a partner at the law firm of Catalani Nakanishi & Caliboso.  He is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of California at Davis.  His nomination is for reappointment to the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of John F. Morton from the High Technology Development Corporation, University of Hawaii System, and three individuals.

 

     John F. Morton is Vice President for Community Colleges, University of Hawaii System, where he is responsible for oversight of the seven community colleges and 25,000 students within the University of Hawaii System, a position he has held since 2005.  Prior to this, he served as Chancellor of Kapiolani Community College for over twenty years and has been a faculty member and administrator of the University of Hawaii System since 1970.  Dr. Morton holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Illinois, and a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He is an active board member in numerous professional and community organizations and he was honored as the University of Hawaii's State Manager of the Year in 1999.  Dr. Morton's nomination is for reappointment to the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Race A. Randle from the High Technology Development Corporation; Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Hawaii Land Company; Forest City Hawaii; Group 70 International, Inc.; Kaniohale Community Homestead Association and five individuals.

 

     Race A. Randle is the Development Manager at Forest City Enterprises, where he focuses on new community development, public-private partnerships with the State of Hawaii, sustainability in design, and the company's non-military renewable energy projects.  Prior to joining Forest City Enterprises in 2008, he was a project manager for multiple high priority projects and design development at Castle & Cooke Hawaii.  Mr. Randle is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Business Administration, Finance and Management.  He is active in numerous civic and professional organizations including the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, United States Green Building Council, and American Society of Civil Engineers, among others.  Mr. Randle is a new appointment to the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Assumpta C. Rapoza from the High Technology Development Corporation; Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation; IMS, Inc.; and Marsh USA Inc.

 

     Assumpta C. Rapoza is Director of Enterprise Risk Management at Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), where she is responsible for oversight of the management of the insurance portfolio, contract and vendor management, and the Enterprise Risk Management Program.  Prior to joining HMSA in 2003, she held information technology management positions in a number of industries in Hawaii, including telecommunications, health care, public accounting, and banking.  Ms. Rapoza holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration degree.  She currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation and as the High Technology Development Corporation's representative on the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Richard M. Rosenblum from the High Technology Development Corporation; Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.; and one individual.

 

     Richard M. Rosenblum was named President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., in 2009.  Prior to his retirement in 2008, he served as Senior Vice President of Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer for Southern California Edison, where he was responsible for all power-generating facilities.  Mr. Rosenblum began his career at Southern California Edison in 1976 as an engineer and held various senior management positions during his more than thirty years with the company.  He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic University in New York.  Mr. Rosenblum is active in business and civic organizations, including the Hawaii Employers Council and Hawaii Business Roundtable, among others.  His nomination is for reappointment to the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Michael Schmicker from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; High Technology Development Corporation; AIO; Aluvion Energies; Cardax Pharmaceuticals; Hawaii Pacific Health; Bank of Hawaii Foundation; BDI Maritime; and two individuals.

 

     Michael Schmicker is Vice President of Business Development at Pacific Marine, and Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Navatek, Ltd., a subsidiary of Pacific Marine, positions he has held since 1986.  From 1997 through 2003, he also created, wrote, and edited the high technology Targeted Industries Growth Report (TIGR) newsletter sponsored by City Bank and published monthly in Hawaii Business Magazine, which focused on eight emerging growth industries in Hawaii.  Prior to this, Mr. Schmicker was Editor of Hawaii Business Magazine, Associate Editor of East‑West Perspectives Magazine, and was a freelance journalist in Southeast Asia.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Maryknoll College, in Glen Ellen, Illinois, and a Master of Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Mr. Schmicker is a new appointment to the Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Technology,

 

 

 

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair