STAND. COM. REP. NO. 854

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 532

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 532, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai'i Authority

 

G.M. No. 532

HARVARD KIM,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Harvard Kim to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Harvard Kim from the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Pelatron, Inc.; and four individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Kim's professional background, experience, and dedication to serving the public qualify him for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Kim has more than twenty-five years of experience in the fields of information systems, business administration, budget and finance planning, and electronics.  Mr. Kim is the current President and Chief Operating Officer of Pelatron, Inc., a high tech military contracting firm focused on developing on-the-move command and control systems.  Mr. Kim is familiar with board procedures and protocol by virtue of his prior experience serving as a Director for the Pacific LED and Energy Corporation, the Board of the Pacific Center for Economic Development, the Board of the Native Hawaiian Education Council, and the Board of the Kamehameha Federal Credit Union.  Mr. Kim is a combat-disabled veteran of the Vietnam War and has shown tremendous dedication to public service.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Kim has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority based on his knowledge, professional experience, and commitment to public service.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that are 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 Energy and Environment,

 

 

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair