STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1588

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 620, 621, 757

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 620, 621, and 757, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Stadium Authority

 

G.M. No. 620

KEITH BUKOSKI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017;

 

G.M. No. 621

CHARLES TOGUCHI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017; and

 

G.M. No. 757

WILBERT CHEE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

KEITH BUKOSKI

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Keith Bukoski from the Department of Accounting and General Services; Stadium Authority; Plumbers and Fitters Union, Local 675; and fourteen individuals.

 

     Mr. Bukoski is the Executive Director of the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, and Principal of Hawaii Resource Management, Inc.  He has worked at Mainstay Business Solutions; International Focus, LLC; Techform, LLC; Horizon Waste Services of Hawaii, dba Maui Disposal, Inc.; Roberts Hawaii, Inc.; American Hawaii Cruises; Meadow Gold Dairies; Matson Terminals, Inc.; Hyatt Regency Waikiki; and Hyatt Regency Waikoloa.  Mr. Bukoski has also served as a member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives.

 

     Mr. Bukoski was a member of the Charter School Review Panel and Maui County Board of Ethics, and volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters - Maui; Chozen Ji Zen Dojo; Hawaii Chamber of Commerce; Hawaiian Canoe Club; Ke Kumu Alakai Mentorship Program; Maui Chamber of Commerce; Maui Contractors Association; Maui Hotel Association; Maui United Way; Outrigger Canoe Club; Pacific Century Fellows; Rotary Club of Maui; and the Saint Louis School Policy Review Committee.  Mr. Bukoski has also volunteered with the Kaneohe Christmas Lights; Kaneohe Christmas Parade; American Cancer Society; Hula Bowl Maui; Maui Music Festival; Maui County Fair; Clean Up Green Up Hawaii; NOAA Ocean Debris Clean Up Project; and the Pacific Island Athletic Alliance Letter of Intent Signing Day.

 

CHARLES TOGUCHI

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Charles Toguchi from the Department of Accounting and General Services; Stadium Authority; Legislative Information Services of Hawaii, Inc.; Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Local 675; and thirteen individuals.

 

     Mr. Toguchi works as a governmental affairs consultant at the company he founded, Charles T. Toguchi & Associates.  He has served as Chief of Staff of the Office of the Governor, State Superintendent of Education, Hawaii State Senator, and Hawaii State Representative.  Mr. Toguchi has also worked for the Hawaii State Teachers Association, Pacific Concrete and Rock, and as an educator at Hawaii and mainland schools.

 

     Mr. Toguchi is a member of the KEY Project, Kahaluu Lions Club, Kahaluu Methodist Church, and Vice-President and member of the Board of Directors of Challenger Center Hawaii.  Mr. Toguchi has also volunteered with the Hawaii Public Schools Foundation, McDonald's Charities, Pacific Aerospace Museum, and the Aloha United Way.

 


WILBERT CHEE

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Wilbert Chee from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Stadium Authority, and three individuals.

 

     Mr. Chee is semi-retired and works part time as Vice-President of Marketing of the land planning and environmental service company he founded, Wil Chee-Planning, Inc., and as Vice-President of QWP, Inc.  He has over 40 years of experience in the practice of land use planning, environmental sciences, architecture, and engineering, and these technical skills will enable Mr. Chee to make valuable contributions to the stadium authority.

 

     Mr. Chee served on the Legislative Salary Commission and volunteers or has volunteered with the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, St. Clements Parents Association, and Mun Lun Chinese School.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing 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 Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair