Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 333, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the testimony and statements submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that the nominee has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Procurement Policy Board (Board).

Testimony in support of the nominee was submitted by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the State Procurement Office, and a private citizen.

Gordon K. T. Ing attended Roosevelt High School before obtaining his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the University of Hawaii (UH). After serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force, he worked for three years as a Research Meteorologist at UH before joining the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, where he worked from 1972-2001. During that time he worked as a Management Analyst VI, Data Processing Systems Analyst V, and Research Statistician III, before being promoted to Business Management Officer II.

Your Committee finds that the nominee has been appointed based upon his credentials, integrity, professional ability, and a desire to improve procurement policy in Hawaii through service on the Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, character, 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.