STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1908

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 567

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 567, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Correctional Industries Advisory Committee

G.M. No. 567

FIDEL EVIOTA II, for a term to expire 06-30-2026,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Fidel Eviota II for service on the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Fidel Eviota II from the Department of Public Safety. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to the nomination for the appointment of Fidel Eviota II from one individual.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Eviota's experience, background, and knowledge in various fields qualify him for appointment to the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee. Your Committee notes that Mr. Eviota has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Programming from Hawaii Pacific University and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Mindanao. Mr. Eviota currently works for Nan, Inc., where he has worked as a quality assurance manager since 2014 and on various projects, including the Hawaii State Veterans Home in Kapolei and Kamehameha Highway Station Group for the Honolulu Authority Rapid Transportation. Mr. Eviota previously worked for the Inspection Branch of the Department of Accounting and General Services' Public Works Division, where he was the head of Inspection Section B, and was also a project engineer for the Public Works Division of the City and County of Honolulu. Your Committee notes that the function of the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee is to advise and guide the Hawaii Correctional Industries Administrator in moving forward with sound and profitable business ventures specifically designed to provide meaningful work experience to inmates so they may successfully transition back into the community. Your Committee believes that Mr. Eviota's considerable work experience over several decades in various fields makes him an ideal person to advise the Hawaii Correctional Industries Administrator and therefore recommends that Fidel Eviota II be appointed to the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and 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 and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs,

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair