STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2217

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 737

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 737, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

 

Deputy Director of the Department of Budget and Finance

 

G.M. No. 737

ROBERT YU,

for a term to expire at noon on

12-05-2022,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal statement and resume submitted by Robert Yu for service as the Deputy Director of Budget and Finance.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination from the Office of the Governor; Department of Accounting and General Services; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Public Safety; Department of Agriculture; Department of Taxation; Office of Planning; Employees' Retirement System; Oahu Transit Services, Inc.; and numerous individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony and the nominee's qualifications, your Committee finds that the nominee has served for two years as the Chief Financial Officer of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.  Your Committee further finds that the nominee previously served as the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Oahu Transit Services, where he assisted in managing an operating budget of more than $250,000,000.  Your Committee notes that the nominee is a Certified Public Accountant who gained financial experience in his previous employment at Hawaiian Electric Industries, Grant Thornton, and Chevron USA Corp.  Your Committee also notes that the nominee earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from California State University, Hayward, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Hawaii Pacific University.

 

     Your Committee finds that Robert Yu's education and experience in finance, accounting, and public service will make him an effective Deputy Director of Budget and Finance.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means 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 Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair