STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1568

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 806, 807, 808

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 806, 807, and 808, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

State Highway Safety Council

 

G.M. No. 806

CHAD TANIGUCHI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019;

 

G.M. No. 807

GORDON HONG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019; and

 

G.M. No. 808

JOHN GOODY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Chad Taniguchi, Gordon Hong, and John Goody to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the State Highway Safety Council.

 

CHAD TANIGUCHI

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Chad Taniguchi from the Department of Transportation and Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu.

 

     Chad Taniguchi received a Juris Doctorate from the William S. Richardson School of Law and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies.

 

     Mr. Taniguchi is the Executive Director of the Hawaii Bicycling League, a post he has held since 2010.

 

     In addition, Mr. Taniguchi is currently a member of the State Highway Safety Council, Honolulu Mayor's Advisory Committee on Bicycling, and Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals.

 

GORDON HONG

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Gordon Hong from the Department of Transportation.

 

     Gordon Hong received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, with a major in Personnel Industrial Relations.

 

     Mr. Hong worked for the Department of Transportation for over twenty years as a Highway Safety Manager, Safe Community Coordinator, and Highway Safety Specialist.

 

     Mr. Hong currently serves on the State Highway Safety Council.

 

JOHN GOODY

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of John Goody from the Department of Transportation and Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu.

 

     John Goody received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, Master of Science in General Management from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Hawaii.  He is a retired United States Marine Corps officer.

 

     Mr. Goody served on the Hawaii Bicycling League Board of Directors at various times between 1999 and 2012.  He is currently on the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Bicycling and City and County of Honolulu Transportation Commission.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation 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 Transportation,

 

 

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair