STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1569

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 786

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 786, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Advisory Board on Veterans' Services

 

G.M. No. 786

PATRICIA WIELAND,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Patricia Wieland to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Advisory Board on Veterans' Services.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Ms. Wieland from the State Office of Veterans Services and six individuals.

 

     Ms. Wieland served twenty-one years in the United States Navy Reserve.  She currently works as the Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service Manager, where she has increased the veterans' affairs volunteer team from twenty volunteers to over 250 volunteers statewide.  Ms. Wieland's community service includes work with the Palehua Hale, Sacred Heart Church, and the American Legion.

 

     Your Committee finds that over the past four years, Ms. Wieland has done an excellent job serving as the Chair of the Advisory Board on Veterans' Services.  She has been successful working on issues and programs that support veterans and their families in Hawaii.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Wieland is a fierce and tireless supporter of veterans' rights. Ms. Wieland's professional background, experience, and dedication to serving Hawaii's veterans qualify her for reappointment to the Advisory Board on Veterans' Services.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, 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 Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs,

 

 

 

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WILL ESPERO, Chair