STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1333

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 751

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and International Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 751, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Commission on Transportation

G.M. No. 751

ERIC MATSUDA, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement by the nominee and finds Eric Matsuda to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Commission on Transportation.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nominee from the Department of Transportation and one State Representative.

     Eric Matsuda is a licensed Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Mr. Matsuda currently works with SSFM International, Inc., as Vice President of the Maui operations where he manages the Maui office and supervises and oversees civil engineering design and construction management services.

     Your Committee finds that in addition to the nominee's impressive professional background and technical expertise, the nominee is also active in a number of professional and community organizations.  The nominee is a member of the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers, Maui Chapter; National Society of Professional Engineers; American Water Works Association; Japanese Cultural Society of Maui; and Kahului Hongwanji Mission.

     Your Committee believes that the nominee's background, education, experience, and commitment to public service qualifies him for the position on the Commission on Transportation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and International 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 Transportation and International Affairs,

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair