STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1626

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 707, 708

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 707 and 708, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Corrections Population Management Commission

G.M. No. 707	ANDERSON HEE, for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and
G.M. No. 708	ANDERSON HEE, for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Anderson Hee to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Corrections Population Management Commission.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Anderson Hee from three individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Hee's professional experience, background, and commitment to public service qualify him for appointment and reappointment to the Corrections Population Management Commission.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Hee has extensive law enforcement experience, having spent over twenty-six years with the Police Department of the City and County of Honolulu, where his last position was as the Watch Commander for District 3, Pearl City Police Station.  Following his retirement as a law enforcement officer in 2002, Mr. Hee worked for over two years as a Supervisory Special Agent, organizing the "Cold Case Unit" at the Department of the Attorney General.  He currently is the owner and Vice-President of Star Protection Agency and is board certified by ASIS International as a Certified Protection Professional.  In recognition of his expertise, Mr. Hee has been a panelist at the State of Hawaii Police Commission Conference in Hawaii and Joint Federal Violent Crime Conference in Virginia.

     Your Committee further finds that Mr. Hee has been appointed and reappointed to the Corrections Population Management Commission based on his extensive training and experience, knowledge, and desire to contribute to the community.

     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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WILL ESPERO, Chair