STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3502

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 554

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 554, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Kaneohe Bay Regional Council

 

G.M. No. 554

MAURICE RADKE,

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 Maurice Radke to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Maurice Radke from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

 

     Maurice Radke worked for the United States Navy Pacific Fleet Headquarters, where he recruited and led eight working groups through team formation and development, brainstorming, analytical problem solving, prioritization, plans of actions, and milestones for completion to improve efficiency of the staff.  The nominee also served as battle force Command Master Chief, a position in which he effectively communicated with over five thousand service members and their families by generating over one hundred news articles, creating a widely renowned family news-gram, and initiating a teleconference program that served four hundred deployed service members.  Mr. Radke was also the Public Relations Chairman for the Rotary Club of Waikiki.

 

     More specifically, Mr. Radke's background in management and marine affairs will provide the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council with a unique blend of skills to further the mission and objectives of the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council.

 

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

 

 

 

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair