STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1335

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, and 771, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hawai'i Aerospace Advisory Committee

 

G.M. No. 758

STEWART BURLEY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 759

LEEANN CRABBE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 760

STEPHEN DAY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 761

ROCKLIN GMEINER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 762

GALEN HO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 763

MICHAEL T. MABERRY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 


 

G.M. No. 764

MARK MCGUFFIE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 765

PETER MOUGINIS-MARK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 766

JAMES L. PASQUINO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 767

ELLIOT PULHAM,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 768

PETER QUIGLEY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 769

STEVEN J. SKLADANEK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 770

DONALD STRANEY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013; and

 

G.M. No. 771

DERRICK TSURUDA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Stewart Burley, LeeAnn Crabbe, Stephen Day, Rocklin Gmeiner, Galen Ho, Michael T. Maberry, Mark McGuffie, Peter Mouginis-Mark, James L. Pasquino, Elliot Pulham, Peter Quigley, Steven J. Skladanek, Donald Straney, and Derrick Tsuruda to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Stewart Burley from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Stewart Burley has attended more than fifty schools for supervisory, management, environmental law, and engineering, which were variously under the auspices of the United States Navy, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, and Monterey Naval Post Graduate School.  He served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1961, during which he attended the United States Navy Guided Missile School and was assigned to Barking Sands in various positions involving the Regulus Guided Missile.  The nominee received an Honorable discharge as a GS-5 (Guided Missileman 2nd class).

 

     After naval service, Mr. Burley continued in various federal civil service positions at the Pacific Missile Range Facility from 1968 to 2004.  His work involved defense missile operations.  He is currently with Strategic Theories Unlimited, LLC, a consulting firm.

 

     Your Committee notes from Mr. Burley's personal statement that he believes that Hawaii can become a leader in the space industry because of its geographic location, which gives Hawaii the ability to launch in the equatorial and polar directions.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of LeeAnn Crabbe from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     LeeAnn Crabbe is Vice President, Development and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer of the Queen Liliuokalani Trust.  Prior to that, she was with the Kamehameha Schools as the Strategic Plan Facilitator and Core Planning Team Leader; Director, Budget and Financial Planning; Manager, Budget and Financial Reporting; Operations Manager, Financial Asset Division; and Assistant to the Director of Finance.  The nominee also worked previously for Price Waterhouse in Honolulu as a Senior Tax Consultant and Staff Accountant, Audit and Tax Departments.  She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of San Francisco and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Hawaii.

 

     The nominee is active in community affairs, including holding memberships on the Board of Trustees of Kawaiahao Church, as Treasurer; Urban Land Institute; United States National Council; Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference; Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, as Chair; Lambda Alpha (international real estate economics society), as a Board member; Hawaii Business Magazine Black Book; and Alakea Corporate Tower Association of Apartment Owners, as Vice President.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Stephen Day from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Stephen Day has over thirty years experience in sales, marketing, business strategy, and general management in the space, telecommunications, information technology, chemical, textiles, and electronics industries in the United States, European, and Japanese markets.  Between 1991 and 2009, the nominee was Chief Executive Officer and founder of International Ventures Associates (IVA LTD.), a private consulting and investment company providing strategic advice and alliance/investment support for telecommunications, information technology, and software industries.  Before founding IVA, LTD. in 1991, Mr. Day spent nine years at COMSAT in a variety of senior management positions, including Vice President, Corporate Development, and Vice President Ventures, where he directed the commercialization of COMSAT's technology through licensing, joint ventures, new business spin-offs, and technology relationships.

 

     Stephen Day is a board member of a high growth software company; has been a member of two National Aeronautics and Space Administration external advisory boards; and is Chair of the Japan-United States Science, Technology, and Space Applications Programs organization.  He is an Adjunct Professor for the Master of Business Administration program at the Kogod business school at American University, a member of the Corporation Board at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and a Board member of Comrise China.

 

     Your Committee notes from the nominee's personal statement that future accomplishments of the Aerospace Advisory Committee would include providing outside guidance to promote a vibrant, focused, specialized aerospace industry in Hawaii that capitalizes on Hawaii's competitive advantages in geographic location, workforce skills, educational and information technology infrastructure, and climate.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Rocklin Gmeiner from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. 

 

     Rocklin Gmeiner is a 1968 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School.  An active private pilot, he has accumulated over seven thousand hours in more than forty various aircraft.  He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.

 

     Currently, Mr. Gmeiner is the Director of Federal/Civil Programs for Raytheon Companies.  He is responsible for air traffic control, information technology, homeland security, unmanned aircraft systems, and Raytheon Services for the federal government.  His operation serves as the focal point for communications between the government and Raytheon representatives in the federal and civil segment of Raytheon Companies.  Prior to his employment with Raytheon, the nominee was a Captain in the United States Navy as the Program Manager for Air Traffic Control, Identification, and Landing System.

 

     Your Committee notes from the testimony of the nominee that the Aerospace Advisory Committee is important to the future of Hawaii as a tourist attraction and as the leading site for space travel experimentation, test, and launch.  Members of the Aerospace Advisory Committee need to bring their expertise and business acumen to the Committee to develop near-term and future business and test and experimentation capabilities to the Hawaii aerospace industry.  The nominee believes that the Committee should explore further business opportunities for Hawaii companies and aerospace opportunities for the State, in order to grow this segment of Hawaii's future in space exploration.  In addition, the nominee notes that the Committee should be aware of and encourage air transportation capabilities that bring more tourists to the islands and establish Hawaii as a key air traffic hub.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Galen Ho from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Galen Ho retired from BAE Systems Inc. in 2007, and is currently the sole proprietor of Galen Enterprise LLC, a management consultant company in Massachusetts that focuses on business development, project performance, strategic thinking and planning, risk assessment methodologies, leadership and mentoring development, systems engineering, and knowledge management processes.

 

     Galen Ho has served in a variety of leadership positions.  From 1997 to 1999, he was Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, United Kingdom, and President of Helo Systems for Lockheed Martin Federal Systems.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he has served in an interim capacity on the Aerospace Advisory committee.  He has thirty-seven years of experience in the aerospace industry, which enables him to define a viable aerospace strategy for Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Michael T. Maberry from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Since 2002, Michael T. Maberry has been the Assistant Director of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy.  Mr. Maberry has also served as the Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site Superintendent and Observatory Foreman.  Mr. Maberry has also been a member of the Maui Economic Development Board since 2000.

 

     In his capacity as the Assistant Director of the Institute for Astronomy, the nominee is responsible for a variety of tasks, such as external relations and planning, directing, and coordinating actions and approvals involving federal, state, and county governments and the community at large.  He initiates, monitors, and conducts studies and surveys, and represents the Director's office in the monitoring and support of non-institute facilities and programs.  Mr. Maberry is also responsible for planning and directing the Institute for Astronomy's technical, engineering, marketing, and promotional activities for astronomical research, education, outreach, and advanced technical developments, high-tech business opportunities, and community relations at the Maunakea and Haleakala observatories.  He negotiates contracts and agreements on behalf of the Director with industry, state, and federal agencies, including matters affecting the budget.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he believes we must be responsive and vigilant in order to ensure that Hawaii is well poised to take maximum advantage of its unique location in the Pacific Ocean and on Earth to capture opportunities in the exciting, lucrative, and clean technology field of aerospace.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Mark McGuffie from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.; Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.; Enterprise Honolulu, Oahu Economic Development Board; and one individual.

 

     Mark McGuffie has been the Managing Director of Enterprise Honolulu since 2008.  As Managing Director, he is responsible for promoting and assisting business development from local, national, and international sources in the areas of astronomy and aerospace, education, workforce development, environmental system design, renewable energy, food security, and agricultural development.  Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board.

 

     The nominee has a thirty-five year career managing international luxury hotel and resort development and operations in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Singapore, and the United States.  He has held the positions of General Manager of The Manele Bay Hotel on Lanai; Resident Manager of the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows; and Resident Manager of the United Nations Plaza Hotel in New York City.

 

     Mr. McGuffie's current professional affiliations include serving on the Boards of the Hawaii Science and Technology Institute; Economic Development Alliance Hawaii; and Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and as a member of the Statewide Committee, a National Science Foundation program.  He is the founder of Ulumau, the Hawaii Island Leadership Series.  He currently holds an interim appointment to the Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he wishes to contribute a statewide perspective of aerospace-related industries to the Committee and serve the people of Hawaii by helping further develop aerospace-related initiatives.  He will champion aerospace development projects, including submission of a successful application of a Spaceport license, attract new ventures to invest in aerospace in Hawaii, support curricula development for relevant topics within education systems statewide, and provide a linkage between education systems and industry for workforce development.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Peter Mouginis-Mark from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Peter Mouginis-Mark is currently the Director of the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, as well as the Director of the Sustainability Initiative at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He is presently an interim member of the Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee.

 

     Dr. Mouginis-Mark has served on numerous committees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as well as faculty committees of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  The nominee has a distinguished record of scientific research and publication.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he believes that Hawaii needs to broaden its economic base and create high technology jobs that will keep our students in the islands after graduation.  Aerospace offers the possibility of creating jobs in fields such as engineering and computer software design, and in related training and education activities.  As a long-term faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a particular interest in space research and engineering, he hopes to recommend the means to develop these opportunities.  In addition, he states that one of the most exciting opportunities to grow the aerospace industry in Hawaii is the development of our own launch capability (through the Pacific Missile Range Facility); the design and construction of small satellites (in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center); and the establishment of our own command and control center here on Oahu.  These activities will create a number of high-technology positions, as well as serve as a magnet to keep the best and brightest of our graduating engineering, computer science, and research scientists in the islands.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of James L. Pasquino from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     James L. Pasquino is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force.  He is currently the Director, Honolulu Field Office, of The Boeing Company, Hawaii, which assists the United States Military, United States National Guard, and United States Coast Guard in Hawaii in determining and meeting their current and future requirements.  He also has prior experience as a Strategic Analyst for General Dynamics Information Technology in Virginia.

 

     During his career in the Air Force, Colonel Pasquino served in a variety of positions, including as Chief, United States Air Force Support Team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; Chief, International Affairs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hawaii; Commander, Johnston Atoll Air Base; Commander, Manpower and Innovation, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hawaii; and Chief, Legislative Liaison, Headquarters United States Atlantic Command, Virginia.  Colonel Pasquino is an aviator with three thousand flying hours at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota and at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee, that his experience allows him to provide insights from a major aerospace industry leader that is currently evaluating Hawaii's environment for business opportunities.  His role and responsibilities on the Committee are to pursue opportunities to expand and diversify aerospace development in Hawaii with a focus on providing opportunities for higher-paying technical jobs.  His goal is for Hawaii to be recognized as a center of excellence in aerospace.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Elliot Pulham from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Elliot Pulham served as Civilian Adviser to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force.  He has more than a decade of experience in strategic planning, policy setting, finance and investment management, business administration, major project management, and employee, customer, and stakeholder relationship management.

 

     The nominee has been the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of The Space Foundation since 2001, and served previously as the Foundation's Executive Vice President.  Mr. Pulham joining The Boeing Company, Seattle, in 1988 as Manager of Internal and External Communications for its Boeing Aerospace Company division, where he was responsible for developing communication and management strategies in support of classified and unclassified space and high-technology programs.  From 1992‑1994, he was Director of Public Affairs for Boeing Missiles and Space Division, Huntsville, Alabama, where he was primarily responsible to build a national network of contractor public affairs teams to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration International Space Station Team, which earned the award of the Public Relations Society of America's Silver Anvil Award.  He also served as Director of Public Affairs and Advertising for Boeing's $20,000,000,000 Defense and Space business unit, and ended his service as part of the Corporate Merger Team that integrated the various business units following Boeing's acquisition of Rockwell International and Boeing's merger with McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

 

     Your Committee notes from information submitted by the nominee that the nominee's vision is to lead a meaningful for‑profit or nonprofit enterprise in Hawaii in a senior executive position that will leverage his strengths and experience in more than two decades of progressive executive leadership at the national and international levels.  His objective is to combine his experience as chief executive officer of a leading international non-profit organization, as a board member of several prestigious national organizations, and as a former executive with one of the world's largest high-technology companies to deliver unprecedented business success and results for a Hawaii-based organization.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Peter Quigley from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and one individual.

 

     Peter Quigley is currently a Professor of English and the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs of the University of Hawaii Community College System.  Prior to that, he served in other academic posts at the University of Hawaii, including Chancellor of the University of Hawaii Leeward Community College.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he has worked with aerospace and aviation programs, industries, students, donors, and faculty for twenty-two years as a Professor, Chair, and Dean at Embry Riddle University, an aviation and aerospace university, where he worked on many projects in aviation and aerospace engineering and computer science.  He created programs in space physics and created the first security and intelligence program in the nation, which was especially necessary as aviation security became increasingly important.  In addition, the nominee supported faculty grant writing for aerospace and aviation research such as remote sensing.  He has directed an international conference on aviation communication.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Steven J. Skladanek from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Steven J. Skladanek is currently the Marketing Director at Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, serving as the initial and primary spokesman for Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services to market to potential Atlas customers and interested communities.  He plans and coordinates strategies to enhance the marketability of Atlas.

 

     The nominee has experience at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company as Manager of Business Development, Government Relations Representative, and Systems Engineer.  He was also with the management consulting firm of Booz Allen & Hamilton, where he assessed launch vehicle and launch site integration activities associated with various government space programs, such as UHF-FO, NLS, Space Station Freedom, and "Star Wars" spacecraft.  Mr. Skladanek has actively participated in the aerospace industry for twenty-eight years in fields that include human spaceflight, commercial and government launch services, defense systems, and government relations.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that the Hawaii aerospace community is leading national discussions regarding future destinations with unmatched resources to enable exploration of other worlds.  Hawaii is ideally located geographically and culturally to foster the international cooperation that will be required to achieve these goals.  As an aerospace professional, he wishes to help Hawaii and the nation in creating the next great advancement in the exploration of space.  His experience with Lockheed Martin enables him to have a diverse and global business perspective.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Donald Straney from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Donald Straney is currently the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo.  His experience includes serving as Dean of the College of Science and Professor of Biological Sciences at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

 

     Dr. Straney has been a member of the National Science Foundation, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, National Advisory Board since 2003.  Dr. Straney is also a member of the Graduate Research Training Grant Panel, Dissertation Improvement Grant Review Panel, and Biological Instrumentation Review Panel at the National Science Foundation.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he welcomes the opportunity to advance aerospace development in Hawaii.  Prior to becoming the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, he served as Dean of Science at California State Polytechnic University.  Prior to that, he spent twenty-three years at Michigan State University, a university that consistently leads the nation in using applied science to advance the public good.  He believes his professional experience in higher education and scientific research would bring valuable perspectives to the Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee and its mission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Derrick Tsuruda from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Derrick Tsuruda is a State Educational Specialist for Science for the Department of Education.  The nominee is active in various school organizations in the Leeward district and coaches basketball at Leeward district schools.  With his experience in public school teaching and education, Mr. Tsuruda can recommend scientific and educational strategies and policies as they pertain to the growth of the aerospace industry in Hawaii.  Aerospace is a relevant field for students to apply what they have learned in the classroom, which is consistent with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (STEM).

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that it is important that the Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee include people from various areas:  the general aerospace industry, the aerospace industry specific to Hawaii, investment banking, economic development boards from our neighbor islands, and public school and post-secondary education.  All areas have a stake in the present and future of the aerospace industry in Hawaii.  As a State Educational Specialist for Science for the Department of Education, he brings a unique perspective.  He is able to make the connections between what happens in the classroom in terms of content and curriculum, and the real-life skills that our graduates need to have in order to be successful in careers like those in the aerospace industry.  He will collaborate with his post-secondary counterparts so that the momentum engendered in the secondary years is carried forward into college.

 

     Your Committee believes that each nominee brings unique and outstanding credentials that can support the Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee's mandate under section 201-72.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to advise and assist the Legislature and state agencies in monitoring, assessing, and promoting aerospace development statewide, among other things.

 

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

 

 

 

____________________________

WILL ESPERO, Chair