STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1594

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 620

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 620, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hawai'i Green Infrastructure Authority

 

G.M. No. 620

JEFFREY MIKULINA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2018,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Jeffrey Mikulina to possess the requisite qualifications to be appointed to the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Jeffrey Mikulina from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Public Utilities Commission; Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority; and thirty individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Mikulina's background, experience, and proven leadership qualify him for appointment as a member of the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Mikulina has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Blue Planet Foundation since 2008.  Prior to that position, he served as the Executive Director of Sierra Club, Hawai‘i Chapter, since 1998.  He is an active member on community commissions and task forces, including serving as Vice Chair of the City & County of Honolulu Planning Commission and as a member of the Hawai‘i Economic Development Task Force.  Mr. Mikulina is currently serving as an interim appointment to the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority.  Your Committee finds that Mr. Mikulina's wide range of professional and academic experiences in engineering and energy finance projects, as well as his environmental protection background, will serve him well as a member of the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority.  Your Committee recommends Mr. Mikulina be appointed to the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority based on his extensive experience, knowledge, and dedication to environmentalism and public service.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Technology 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 Economic Development and Technology,

 

 

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair