STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1308

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 556

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 556, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board Of Trustees Of The Deferred Compensation Plan

 

G.M. No. 556

KALEIHIIIKAPOLI RAPOZA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2020,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Kaleihiiikapoli Rapoza to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Mr. Kaleihiiikapoli Rapoza from the Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Accounting and General Services, and four individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Rapoza's professional experience and background in human resource management and employee benefit program administration qualify him to be nominated for appointment to the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Rapoza is the Director of Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan as an interim member since 2016.  He has previously worked as a labor relations personnel specialist and law clerk for the Department of Education, private-sector paralegal researcher, and trustee aide in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  Based on his knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service, your Committee finds that Mr. Rapoza will continue to be an asset to the Board of Trustees of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor 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 Judiciary and Labor,

 

 

 

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair