STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3098

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 509

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation and International Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 509, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

State Highway Safety Council

 

G.M. No. 509

CHARLES HIRATA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Charles Hirata to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the State Highway Safety Council.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Charles Hirata from the Department of Transportation, Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Kaua‘i, and three individuals.

 

     Charles Hirata is retired from the Maui Police Department after more than thirty-two years of service.  Mr. Hirata served in various positions of the Maui Police Department, including patrol, traffic (commander), theft, gambling, dispatch (supervisor), crime reduction unit (supervisor), and crime investigation (detective).  He is a graduate of Maui Community College with Associate's degrees in Liberal Arts and Administration of Justice.  Mr. Hirata also graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, 205th Session, in June 2001.  He has received numerous awards, including a 1996 Law Enforcement Award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a 2001 Hawaii State Legislature Resolution for contributions to the improvement of traffic safety, 2001 Alaka‘i Award for Leadership in Traffic Safety in Hawaii, and 2007 Public Safety Award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

 

     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