STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1595

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 761

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. 761, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Stadium Authority

G.M. No. 761

KEITH Y. AMEMIYA, 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 Keith Y. Amemiya to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Stadium Authority.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Keith Y. Amemiya from the Department of Accounting and General Services.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Amemiya's background, experience, and proven leadership qualify him for appointment to the Stadium Authority.  Mr. Amemiya is currently the Senior Vice President of Island Holdings, Inc., and has previously served as the Executive Administrator and Secretary of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii as well as the Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Amemiya earned his Juris Doctorate from the William S. Richardson School of Law and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He has also been an active member on community boards and executive committees, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Links Hawaii Foundation, Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs, and on the Executive Committee for the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.  Your Committee recommends that Mr. Amemiya be appointed to the Stadium Authority based on his extensive experience, knowledge, and dedication to 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