STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1682

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 732, 733

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 732 and 733, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management

 

G.M. No. 732

SHELDON LEHMAN,

for a term to expire 06-30-2021; and

 

G.M. No. 733

WILLIAM ANONSEN,

for a term to expire 06-30-2021,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the resumes submitted by the nominees and finds Sheldon Lehman and William Anonsen to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management.

 

SHELDON LEHMAN

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Sheldon Lehman from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and four individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Lehman's broad background in supporting emergency and consequence management efforts in Hawaii also qualify him for consideration for reappointment to the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management.  Your Committee notes from the discussion at the hearing that as the Owner-Operator of Weldin Sheldon & Company, Mr. Lehman worked with Hawaii County Civil Defense to move homes during lava emergencies.  Mr. Lehman has served as the Chief of the Hawaii County Volunteer Fire Department for more than twenty-five years and has completed the Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) and other National Incident Management System (NIMS) courses.  In addition, Mr. Lehman has admirably served as a member of the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management since 2013.  Your Committee finds that Mr. Lehman's extensive experience, knowledge, and commitment to public service will continue to be assets to the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management.

 

WILLIAM ANONSEN

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of William Anonsen from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; Clean Energy Solutions; Group 70 International, Inc.; Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.; Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network; Hawaii Transportation Association; Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Local 1463, IAFF, AFL-CIO; Kai Hawaii; Outrigger Enterprises Group; Pacific Shipyards International; Sea Engineering, Inc.; Ulupono Initiative; Rolf Advertising; and twenty-seven individuals.

 

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Anonsen's extensive working knowledge of all facets of the maritime transportation industry and emergency preparedness also qualify him for consideration for reappointment to the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Anonsen is currently the Managing Partner and Principal of The Maritime Group, LLC, a maritime consultancy firm, where he works with several emergency response, law enforcement, and non-profit organizations and has also served as the Vice Chair to the Maritime Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.  Prior to his work with The Maritime Group, LLC, Mr. Anonsen served as the Director of Port Operations for Norwegian Cruise Lines.  Mr. Anonsen's previous employment also includes serving as the Maritime Operations Specialist for the Department of Transportation; Vice President of Maritime Affairs and Training at American Classic Voyages Co.; Marine Operations Traffic Manager of Sause Brothers Ocean Towing, Inc.; Marine Operations Assistant of Matson Navigation Company; and Operations Assistant Manager of Theo Davies Marine Agencies, Inc.  With forty-two years of business experience and an extensive working knowledge of all facets of the maritime transportation industry and emergency preparedness, Mr. Anonsen understands Hawaii's critical infrastructure and resources.  Moreover, as the current chair of the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management, Mr. Anonsen has helped to ensure that processes and systems are in place to protect lives, as well as Hawaii's finite resources.  Therefore, your Committee finds that Mr. Anonsen's continued membership on the Hawaii Advisory Council on Emergency Management will continue to be an asset to the Council.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs 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 Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

 

 

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair