STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2872

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 548, 549, 550

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 548, 549, and 550, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Civil Defense Advisory Council

 

G.M. No. 548

RICHARD MINATOYA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2018;

 

G.M. No. 549

DOMINADOR COLOMA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2018; and

 

G.M. No. 550

RAYMOND JARDINE, JR.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2018,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Richard Minatoya, Dominador Coloma, and Raymond Jardine, Jr., to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Civil Defense Advisory Council.

 

RICHARD MINATOYA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Richard Minatoya from the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Kauai and eight individuals.

 

     Richard Minatoya currently serves on the Civil Defense Advisory Council and has proven to be a hardworking and contributing member.  He is also a Supervising Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Maui.  In his current position as a division head and in his former First Deputy Prosecutor position for the County of Kauai, Mr. Minatoya has completed several Emergency Management Institute and Federal Emergency Management Agency courses.  He previously served as a Kauai County Council member, where he chaired the Committee on Public Safety/Intergovernmental Relations, which had jurisdiction over civil defense issues.

 

     Mr. Minatoya received a Juris Doctor degree from and studied urban and regional planning at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Minatoya's experience as a current member of the Civil Defense Advisory Council, extensive involvement in county government, previous civil defense work, broad legal experience, and commitment to public service will continue to provide a valuable perspective on the Civil Defense Advisory Council.

 

DOMINADOR COLOMA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Dominador Coloma from four individuals.

 

     Dominador Coloma currently serves as an interim member of the Civil Defense Advisory Council, where he consistently performs his professional and civil responsibilities.  Mr. Coloma works as a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development inspector with the County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development.  For twenty-five years, he served the County of Hawaii as a member of the Hawaii Fire Department, retiring as the Deputy Fire Chief.  Following Mr. Coloma's retirement, he served as a coordinator and instructor for the Fire Science Program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

 

     Mr. Coloma received an Associate's degree in Fire Science from Hawaii Community College.  He also received training in Fire Administration and Diesel Mechanics and as an Emergency Medical Technician and Helicopter Mechanic.

 

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Coloma's experience as an interim member of the Civil Defense Advisory Council, emergency response credentials, fire science expertise, and sense of commitment will continue to benefit and add to the overall expertise of the Civil Defense Advisory Council.

 

RAYMOND JARDINE, JR.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Raymond Jardine, Jr., from four individuals.

 

     Raymond Jardine, Jr., currently serves on the Civil Defense Advisory Council and has shown dedication in his service.  He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Native Hawaiian Veterans, LLC, which focuses on services for the federal government in the areas of homeland security, counter terrorism, chemical-biological-radiological-nuclear-high yield explosives,  unexploded ordnance remediation, and emergency management.  Dr. Jardine retired as a Colonel from the National Guard after thirty-three years of service.

 

     Dr. Jardine received a Doctor of Business Administration degree in Organizational Leadership from Rockville University; a Master's degree in National Strategic Studies from Army War College; a Master's degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix; a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Chaminade University; an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts from Honolulu Community College; and a Certificate in Public Administration from San Diego State University.

 

     Your Committee finds that Dr. Jardine's experience as a member of the Civil Defense Advisory Council, emergency management and military background, business acumen, and educational achievements will continue to be beneficial to the Civil Defense Advisory 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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WILL ESPERO, Chair