STAND. COM. REP. NO.

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 357, 358, and 359

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 357, 358, and 359, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

G.M. No. 357 PETER T. DYER, for a term to expire June 30, 2007;

G.M. No. 358 RANDALL M. HASHIMOTO, for a term to expire June 30, 2007; and

G.M. No. 359 SHAUN USHIJIMA, for a term to expire June 30, 2007,

begs leave to report as follows:

Lester H. Inouye and Associates, Inc., testified in support of the nomination of Peter T. Dyer. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects, State Comptroller, and an individual testified in support of the nomination of Randall M. Hashimoto. Testimony in support of the nomination of Shaun Ushijima was received from CM&D, Hida, Okamoto & Associates, Inc., KAI Hawaii, Inc., Next Design LLC, Mechanical Enterprises, Inc., and Park Engineering.

Mr. Peter T. Dyer is retired from his position as Provost of Windward Community College and has an extensive history of service to the community. He served on the boards of the Hawaii Credit Union League, University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union (UHFCU), and Kahuku Hospital Corporation. He currently serves as treasurer of the UHFCU, and on the boards of the North Shore Career Training Corporation and The Outdoor Circle. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Dyer served as president of the Rotary Club of Kaneohe. In supportive testimony, Mr. Dyer was described as very knowledgeable, highly professional in his undertakings, unbiased, and a methodical decisionmaker.

Mr. Randall M. Hashimoto is a licensed surveyor with over thirty-five years of surveying experience. He has worked in both the private and public sectors, and since 1995, has held the position of State Land Survey Administrator. Mr. Hashimoto has served on the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects (Board) for four years, including as its Chair in 2000, and is the person primarily responsible for updating the Board's professional land surveying examination.

Mr. Shaun Ushijima graduated from the University of Hawaii with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He established Ushijima Architects, Inc. in 1994, specializing in educational and commercial design. Prior to starting his own firm, the nominee worked as a project manager for Design Partners, Inc., where he specialized in residential design.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, character, 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 Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing,

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RON MENOR, Chair