STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1684

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 802, 804

 

 

 

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 Nos. 802 and 804, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Correctional Industries Advisory Committee

 

G.M. No. 802

JON MATSUO,

for a term to expire 06-30-2021; and

 

G.M. No. 804

DAVID MATSUURA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2021 (term amended to 6-30-2020 by GM834),

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the resumes submitted by the nominees and finds that Jon Matsuo and David Matsuura possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.

 

JON MATSUO

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Jon Matsuo from the Department of Public Safety.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Matsuo's knowledge and experience in executive coaching and leadership in the private and public sectors also qualify him for consideration for reappointment to the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.  Mr. Matsuo has taken on leadership roles at several professional consulting and coaching firms, including Jon MATSUO, LLC, which he founded and owns as Principal.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Matsuo demonstrated, while working at the Department of Transportation, his ability to address challenges and issues with balance, competence, and integrity.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Matsuo's professional planning and project development skills and experience as a current member of the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee will continue to be great assets to the Committee, especially as the Committee begins strategic and organizational planning to become more financially viable.

 

DAVID MATSUURA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of David Matsuura from the Department of Public Safety.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Matsuura's experience and commitment to public service also qualify him for nomination for appointment to the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.  Your Committee notes that from 1998 to 2002, Mr. Matsuura served as a Hawaii State Senator and chaired the Committee on Health and Human Services.  Mr. Matsuura is from the Island of Hawaii and has considerable business experience in the private sector, particularly in agriculture and nursery operations, which are areas of strategic growth for Hawaii Correctional Industries.  In addition, Mr. Matsuura is a past member of the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee and during that time proved valuable to the Committee in evaluating and assessing the correctional industries program in order to make improvements.  Accordingly, your Committee finds that Mr. Matsuura's proven record of service and previous experience will make him a great asset to the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs 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 Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

 

 

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair