STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1675

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 760

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 760, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Compact Administrator of the State Council for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles

 

G.M. No. 760

NATHAN FOO,

for a term to expire 06-30-2018 (Compact Administrator added as a title by GM831),

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the resume submitted by the nominee and finds Nathan Foo to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the position of Compact Administrator for the State Council for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Nathan Foo from the Judiciary, State of Hawaii.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Foo's experience and commitment to public service also qualify him for nomination as Compact Administrator for the State Council for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Foo has extensive experience of more than thirty years working as a social services manager, supervisor, court officer, and probation officer for the State's family court.  Through that work, Mr. Foo has counseled, managed, and supervised many juveniles processed through the court system.  Mr. Foo is currently the Social Services Manager for the Juvenile Client Services Branch of the Family Court of the First Circuit, where he oversees juvenile services.  Prior to his work in family court, Mr. Foo was a social worker in the Protective Services Intake Unit of the Department of Human Services' Child Protective Services and Catholic Charities of Hawaii.  As a social worker, Mr. Foo provided counseling and support to minors in difficult family situations and those who were the victims of child abuse.  Your Committee finds that Mr. Foo's vast experience working with juveniles is a great asset and will make him an excellent nominee for Compact Administrator for the State Council for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

 

     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,

 

 

 

____________________________

CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair