STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2127

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 503

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 503, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects

G.M. No. 503

CLAYTON PANG, for a term to expire 06-30-2021,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Clayton Pang for service on the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Clayton Pang from the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects; MYM Services, LLC; and Katayama and Associates, Inc.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Pang's background, experience, and dedication to serving the community qualify him for appointment to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects as a professional engineer member. Your Committee notes that Mr. Pang has been a licensed professional engineer in Hawaii since 1976 and is the President and Principal Electrical Engineer of his company Electech Hawaii, Inc., which provides electrical engineering consulting services in Honolulu. Mr. Pang has also been licensed as a Professional Engineer in Guam for over thirty years. Mr. Pang is active in his community, including twenty-six years as a Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts of America, and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Association of Energy Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers. Your Committee further finds that Mr. Pang previously served on the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects from 2009 to 2017, has served as an interim member of the current Board since January 2019, and his electrical engineering experience continues to be an asset to the Board. Your Committee therefore recommends that Mr. Pang be appointed to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects based on his background, experience, and commitment to his profession.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health 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 Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair