STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1590

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 718, 758

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 718 and 758, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation

 

G.M. No. 718

H. BRIAN MOORE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and

 

G.M. No. 758

JEFFREY TORRES,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

H. BRIAN MOORE

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of H. Brian Moore from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation testified that Mr. Moore is presently serving a second term as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation.  The Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation also testified that Mr. Moore presently serves as the Corporation's board member on the Board of Directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.

 

     Mr. Moore works as a Senior Vice President for Real Estate Investment at Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company, Ltd.  He has also worked at Hawaiian Life Insurance Company, Ltd. and First Hawaiian Bank, and served in the U.S. Army.

 

     Mr. Moore is or has been affiliated in the past with the Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii, Urban Land Institute, Honolulu Board of REALTORS, Pacific Club, FLMI Society, Life Mortgage and Real Estate Office Council, Better Business Bureau, Aloha United Way, Junior Achievement, Oahu Country Club, Beretania Tennis Club, and the University of Notre Dame Alumni Club.  He brings to the Board significant financial expertise and insurance industry relationships.

 

JEFFREY TORRES

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Jeffrey Torres from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation; and three individuals.

 

     Mr. Torres is the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs of Ohana Health Plan, Inc.  He has worked as an attorney providing corporate, compliance, and risk management counsel for numerous companies on the mainland and internationally.

 

     Mr. Torres is a member of the Health Care Compliance Association, International Association of Privacy Professionals, Society of Ethics and Corporate Compliance, and the Hawaii Healthcare Transformation Initiative.  He brings to the Board extensive experience in healthcare and compliance issues.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing 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 Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair