STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3194

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 693

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 693, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Corrections Population Management Commission

G.M. No. 693

EDMUND HYUN, for a term to expire 06-30-2017,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Edmund Hyun to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Corrections Population Management Commission.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Edmund Hyun from the Department of Public Safety; Ho‘omana Pono, LLC; The Maritime Group, LLC; and sixteen individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Hyun's background, experience, and dedication to public service qualify him for appointment to the Corrections Population Management Commission.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Hyun has been involved in Hawaii's criminal justice system since 1972 and has remained involved with offender programs and release even after his retirement in 2003.  In particular, Mr. Hyun's more than twenty years of experience as a supervisor and manager in the Department of Public Safety Intake Services are especially relevant to the issues considered by the Corrections Population Management Commission.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Hyun's long professional involvement with the Department of Public Safety and his thorough knowledge of the factors affecting inmate populations will be great assets to the Corrections Population Management Commission as it assists the Department in preventing overcrowding in the State's correctional facilities.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military 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 Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair