STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1604

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 535

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 535, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Small Business Regulatory Review Board

 

G.M. No. 535

ROBERT CUNDIFF,

for a term to expire 06-30-2020,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Mr. Robert Cundiff to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for appointment to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Mr. Cundiff from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Small Business Regulatory Review Board; and Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Cundiff's professional experience as a small business leader and commitment to public service qualify him for appointment to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Cundiff received a Bachelor of Business and Economics from Hawaii Loa College.  Mr. Cundiff is currently Senior Vice President of Rengo Packaging, Inc., and past President of Hawaii Box & Packaging, Inc., and previously spent twenty-seven years as a general manager with Weyerhaeuser Company in Hawaii.  He is active in many community organizations and serves on the Board of Parks and Recreation for the City and County of Honolulu, on the Board of Ahahui Koa Anuenue, and on the Advisory Board of the June Jones Foundation.  Your Committee finds that Mr. Cundiff's strong business acumen and proven leadership will be assets to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology 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 Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology,

 

 

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair