STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1310

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 625

 

 

 

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. 625, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System

 

G.M. No. 625

VINCENT BARFIELD,

for a term to expire 01-01-2023,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Vincent Barfield to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Trustees of the Employers' Retirement System.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Mr. Vincent Barfield from the Department of Budget and Finance, Employees' Retirement System, and four individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Barfield's professional experience and background in banking, investment services, and retirement plans qualify him to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Trustees of the Employers' Retirement System.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Barfield is a Trust Services Group executive who oversees the fiduciary businesses at Bank of Hawaii and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Employers' Retirement System since 2011 as a member and as the chair of the Audit and Investment Committees.  He currently serves as a member of the Association of Military Banks of America, USS Missouri Memorial Association, Barstow Foundation, and Navy League.  Based on his knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service, your Committee finds that Mr. Barfield will continue to be an asset to the Board of Trustees of the Employers' Retirement System.

 

     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