STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1763

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 567, 568

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 567 and 568, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Reentry Commission

G.M. No. 567	NORIKO NAMIKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2019; and
G.M. No. 568	NORIKO NAMIKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2023,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the resume submitted by Noriko Namiki for service on the Reentry Commission.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment and reappointment of Noriko Namiki from the Department of Public Safety, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and two individuals.

Ms. Namiki earned her Master's in Social Work from Columbia University and her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Chaminade University. Ms. Namiki's educational training also includes participating in the Weinberg Fellows Program in Honolulu and the Stanford Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship in California.

Ms. Namiki currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of YWCA O‘ahu where she manages over one hundred fifty employees and volunteers and oversees the organization's financials, including an annual budget of $4,600,000. Ms. Namiki's previous employment includes serving as the Chief Communications Officer of YWCA O‘ahu and as an ABC News Producer for Honolulu and Tokyo. Ms. Namiki has also served as a volunteer for multiple organizations and is a member of the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce and the Organization of Women Leaders Honolulu, among other organizations.

Your Committee further finds that Ms. Namiki's education and past experiences, in the field of social work and in the non-profit sector in particular, make her well-qualified to serve on the Reentry Commission.

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