STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1399

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 756

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 756, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Housing Finance and Development Corporation

 

G.M. No. 756

PAUL KYNO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015  (Term amended to 6-30-2014 by GM778,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Paul Kyno to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Paul Kyno from David Lawrence, Chair, Board of Directors of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Ronald D. Kouchi, Hawaii Senator, District 7; James Kunane Tokioka, Hawaii Representative, District 15; Derek S. K. Kawakami, Hawaii Representative, District 14; Bernard P. Carvalho, Mayor of Kaua‘i; Joann A. Yukimura, Kaua‘i County Councilmember; Tim Bynum, Kaua‘i County Councilmember; Mel Rapozo, Kaua‘i County Councilmember; Eugene K. Jimenez, Housing Director, Kaua‘i County Housing Agency; Randall Francisco, Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce; and Ernie Pasion, President, Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce.

 

     Mr. Kyno founded the Kauai Housing and Development Corporation, which has helped to develop many important affordable housing projects on Kauai.  Mr. Kyno has served the public as Project Coordinator for the Kauai County Housing Agency and property owners and purchasers through his real estate practice.  Mr. Kyno previously served as the State of Hawaii's representative on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle's Affordable Housing Advisory Council. 

 

     Testifiers commented on Mr. Kyno's integrity and honesty and his success as a developer.  Together with Mr. Kyno's experience and extensive knowledge of housing and finance, Mr. Kyno's commitment to public service will enable him to make valuable contributions to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing 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 Water, Land, and Housing,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair