STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1636

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 754, 756

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. 754 and 756, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Hawai'i Community Development Authority (Kaka'ako District)

G.M. No. 754	BRIAN LEE, for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and
G.M. No. 756	LOIS MITSUNAGA, for a term to expire 6-30-2016,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Brian Lee and Lois Mitsunaga to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (Kakaako District).

BRIAN LEE

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Brian Lee from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Building Industry Association of Hawaii; Castle & Cooke Hawaii; The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii; Electrical Contractor's Association of Hawaii; Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 1186; International Longshore and Warehouse Union; International Union of Painters and Allied trades, District Council 50; Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 368; Plumbers and Fitters, Local 675; Subcontractors Association of Hawaii; and eight individuals.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism testified that Mr. Lee is presently serving on the Hawaii Community Development Authority Kakaako District as an at-large member.

     Mr. Lee is the Research & Communications Director of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1186 and a media consultant.  He has also worked for the Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund; Hawaii Construction Industry Association; Tokunaga Masonry, Inc.; and Edward Y. Ono Construction, Inc.  Mr. Lee also worked as a finance account executive for Hawaii and New York corporations.

     Mr. Lee serves on the Contractors Advisory Committee and is a member of the Aloha Society of Association Executives, Community Television Producers Association, General Contractors Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Procurement Institute, Hawaii Union Builders Educational Foundation, and Mason Contractors Association of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Lee's experience with the Authority and background in the areas of finance, labor, construction, and social service will continue to be a valuable asset to the Hawaii Community Development Authority Kakaako District in its planning and implementation of community development programs.

LOIS MITSUNAGA

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Lois Mitsunaga from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO; Plumbers and Fitters, Local 675; and ten individuals.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism testified that Ms. Mitsunaga is currently serving as a member on the Hawaii Community Development Authority Kakaako District.

     Ms. Mitsunaga works as Treasurer and Structural Engineer at Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc.  Her duties include the preparation and reporting of proposals, costs, and financial data for Hawaii and international construction projects; and the design, analysis, and management of construction projects.

     Ms. Mitsunaga is a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Urban Land Institute.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Mitsunaga's experience with the Authority and in with construction projects will continue to be of significant value to the Hawaii Community Development Authority Kakaako District and its planning and implementation of community development programs.

     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