STAND. COM. REP. NO.3496

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 303

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 303, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

RONALD N. HIRANO, Board of Trustees, Deferred Compensation Plan, for a term to expire June 30, 2004,

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the qualifications and statement submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that the nominee possesses the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

Ronald N. Hirano currently serves as the Executive Officer of the Aloha Tower Development Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Hirano was a Deputy Director at the State Department of Transportation. Mr. Hirano possesses a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Hawaii and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Your Committee finds that the nominee has been appointed based upon his credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through his participation on the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, character, 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 Labor,

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BOB NAKATA, Chair