STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3717

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 802, 867

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 802 and 867, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Board Of Registration Of The Island Of O'ahu

 

G.M. No. 802

ALAN BURDICK,

for a term to expire 06-30-2020; and

 

G.M. No. 867

SUNNY LEE,

for a term to expire 06-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Alan Burdick and Sunny Lee to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Registration of the Island of Oahu.

 

ALAN BURDICK

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Alan Burdick from the Office of Elections and one individual.

 

     Mr. Burdick is licensed to practice law in Hawaii, California, and Massachusetts and has federal court admissions in Hawaii, the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.  He currently serves as a staff attorney for the Hawaii State House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.  He previously served as an Administrator for Research, Planning, and Resource Development in the Office of Community Services of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations where he was responsible for helping to assure quality, compliance, and integrity of state and federal programs administered by the Office of Community Services and for the development of new programs.  He has extensive legal experience as a sole practitioner and has previously served as an Associate Attorney and Of Counsel with various law firms in Hawaii.  His legal experience includes complex civil litigation, insurance coverage work for insured persons and entities, and personal injury litigation.

 

     Mr. Burdick's legal accomplishments include published work relating to the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia as well as Hawaii motor vehicle insurance law and insurance considerations in Hawaii personal injury litigation.  He has served as an Adjunct Professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he taught courses on the Pacific Island legal systems with a focus on conflicts between custom and modern law, land tenure, human rights issues, state formation and disintegration, and economic development and resource issues.

 

     Mr. Burdick served as a member on the Board of Registration of the Island of Oahu for the 2012 primary and general elections and as the Chairperson for the 2014 primary and general elections.  Written testimony indicates that he is a committed and hardworking member who understands his role and responsibilities and strives to achieve the Board's mission.

 

SUNNY LEE

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Sunny Lee from the Office of Elections.

 

     Mr. Lee is licensed to practice law in Hawaii and Washington.  He currently is a Partner at Bronster Fujichaku Robbins where his practice areas include business disputes and litigation, complex commercial litigation, insurance litigation, real estate litigation, surety litigation, and trust and estate litigation.  Prior to joining Bronster Fujichaku Robbins, he served as Corporate In-House Counsel for Island Title Corporation and an Associate Attorney for Bays Lung Rose & Holma (formerly Bays Deaver Lung Rose & Holma).

 

     Mr. Lee previously served as a Big Brother in Big Brother Big Sisters of Honolulu and serves on the Board of Directors for the Korean American Bar Association Hawaii and Friends of the Hawaii Judiciary History Center.

 

     Mr. Lee indicates in his written statement that he has experience appearing before other administrative boards as an attorney representing clients and has the knowledge of administrative board procedures.  Written testimony indicates that his legal background and experience and willingness to serve make him a qualified nominee to serve on the Board of Registration of the Island of Oahu.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor 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 Judiciary and Labor,

 

 

 

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair