STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1824

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 683

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 683, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Wireless Enhanced 911 Board

 

G.M. No. 683

VICTOR K. RAMOS,

for a term to expire 6-30-2008,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Captain Victor K. Ramos to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Captain Ramos' nomination from the Department of Accounting and General Services, and nine individuals in the Maui Police Department.

 

     Captain Ramos is the Captain of the Molokai District of the Maui Police Department, having worked his way up from Police Officer I since he first joined the department in 1988.  He was the Most Outstanding Recruit of the 38th Recruit Class and received a Top Cops Award in 2001. 

 

     In addition to commanding the activities of major police elements and district operations, Captain Ramos has experience with grant application and management, and coordinating community events such as the Lahaina Halloween celebrations.

 

     Your Committee finds that Captain Ramos has experiences and skills that would be of great value to the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety 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,

 

 

 

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WILL ESPERO, Chair