STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1680

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 622

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 622, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems

G.M. No. 622

LUKE FLYNN, for a term to expire 06-30-2019,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the resume submitted by the nominee and finds Luke Flynn to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Luke Flynn from the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Flynn's background and experience also qualify him for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Flynn has extensive experience as a leader in the aerospace industry.  Dr. Flynn currently serves as the Director of the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium, Hawaii NASA EPSCoR Program, and Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory and is the principal investigator for the Low-Earth Orbit, Nanosatellite Integrated Defense Autonomous System.  Dr. Flynn is also a member of the Executive Committee of the National Space Grant Program and a faculty Specialist and Associate Researcher for the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  In his various roles, Dr. Flynn has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing opportunities for Hawaii residents and others to pursue space-related research careers.  Dr. Flynn is also the author of forty peer-reviewed journal articles and more than sixty scientific abstracts.  Accordingly, your Committee finds that Dr. Flynn's aerospace knowledge and dedication to public service will be great assets to the Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems.

     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