STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1711

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 796

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 796, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Directors of the Hawai'i Public Housing Authority

 

G.M. No. 796

JASON ESPERO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds Jason Espero to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Jason Espero from the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and one individual.

 

     Mr. Espero is currently the Director of Care-A-Van at Waikiki Health, which provides mobile medical and social services directly to individuals and families in need across Oahu.  He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Over the past four years, he has served as a member and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, and is familiar with the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and the challenges that individuals who are homeless go through when finding housing.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Mr. Espero be reappointed to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority based on his knowledge, experience, and commitment to giving back to his community.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing 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 Human Services and Housing,

 

 

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair