SSCR1398

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1398

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 645, 744

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 645 and 744, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Civil Defense Advisory Council

G.M. No. 645

RAYMOND JARDINE JR.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014; and

G.M. No. 744

COLTON CHING,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Raymond Jardine, Jr., and Colton Ching to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Civil Defense Advisory Council.

Your Committee received testimony in support of Raymond Jardine, Jr., from The Hana Group, Inc.; Akimeka LLC; Native Hawaiian Veterans, LLC; and three individuals.

Raymond Jardine, Jr., is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Current Native Hawaiian Veterans, LLC, a· Native Hawaiian-owned, service disabled veteran-owned small business. Current Native Hawaiian Veterans, LLC, is a top secret SCI Facility Clearance. Its core competencies are homeland security, emergency management, information technology, installation operations, unexplosives ordnance, cyber security, and logistic management.

Mr. Jardine received a Doctor of Business Administration degree in Organizational Leadership from Rockville University; a Master's degree in National Strategic Studies from the Army War College; a Master's degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix; a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Chaminade University; an Associate in Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Honolulu Community College; and a Certificate in Public Administration from San Diego State University.

The nominee received Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Merit distinctions. He served as the Executive Director of the Hawaii National Guard Association and Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association from 2003 to 2008. His active duty military service includes serving as the Hawaii Deputy Commander of the Enhanced Separate Infantry Brigade (Light).

Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he has an extensive background in homeland security, emergency management, and disaster preparedness-planning-recovery that provides him with clear abilities, lessons learned, and decision making skills. He perceives his potential role on the Council to advise, assist, consult, and sit in an advisory capacity to the Governor and Director of Civil Defense on matters

pertaining to civil defense.

Your Committee received testimony in support of Colton Ching from the State of Hawaii Department of Defense.

Colton Ching is the Vice President for System Operation and Planning at Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. He has also served as Manager for the Corporate Planning Department, Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Director of Transmission Planning for Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. He is a licensed professional engineer who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University at Hawaii at Manoa.

Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he has been involved in various emergency planning and emergency response roles at Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., since the late 1990's. In these capacities, he has served as Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.'s liaison with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, coordinated operational and restoration issues, and relayed information between Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.'s incident command center and the City and County of Honolulu's emergency agencies. Most recently, he was one of the Incident Commanders for Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.'s week-long strike response effort in March 2011 as well as the Incident Commander for the March 11, 2011, tsunami. His experience in emergency planning and operations at Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., allows him to effectively contribute to the Civil Defense Advisory Council as it fulfills its responsibilities to advise the Administration and Director of Civil Defense.

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

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WILL ESPERO, Chair