STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2218

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 599

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 No. 599, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Adjutant General of the Department of Defense

G.M. No. 599

ARTHUR J. LOGAN, for a term to expire at noon on 12-05-2022,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Arthur J. Logan for service as the Adjutant General.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Major General Logan from the Governor; Department of Transportation; Department of Taxation; Department of Accounting and General Services; Department of Health; Department of Agriculture; Department of Public Safety; Department of Human Resources Development; Department of Human Services; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management; County of Hawai‘i Police Department; County of Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency; and fifteen individuals.

Your Committee finds that Major General Logan's background and experience qualify him for a second appointment as the Adjutant General. Major General Logan has extensive military and leadership experience, including more than thirty-six years of military service. Commissioned by the Hawaii Army National Guard Officer Candidate School, he spent twenty years as a Honolulu Police Department detective before working as the Counterdrug Coordinator at the Hawaii Army National Guard, United States Army Commander of the Regional Police Advisory Command Central in Afghanistan, Chief of Staff of the Hawaii Army National Guard, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Hawaii National Guard, and Director of Operations/G3 for the Hawaii Army National Guard, among other leadership roles and responsibilities. Major General Logan has served as the Adjutant General since 2015.

Major General Logan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Justice Administration and Management from Hawaii Pacific University and a Master's degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. He has received numerous awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit, United States Army Bronze Star, United States Army Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and Humanitarian Service Medal. Major General Logan has served as the President and Vice President of the Hawaii National Guard Association and has been active in the National Guard Association of the United States, Military Officers Association of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Association of the United States Army, and Contingency Planners of the Pacific.

Your Committee further finds that Major General Logan has demonstrated a high level of understanding of the State's emergency management and homeland security needs. Major General Logan's military service exemplifies his hard work and dedication to the State, and his years of military service, accomplishments, and leadership experience indicate that he is capable and exceptionally well-qualified to serve as the Adjutant General during times of peace or emergency.

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