Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations

Aloha, everybody. Sorry. Welcome to the committee and government operations. Thank you for joining us. April 14, 2026 at 3PM. Conference room 225.

Meeting is being streamed live on YouTube in the now unlikely event that we have to abruptly end this hearing due to technical difficulties. We will reconvene to discuss any outstanding business at 3pm, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Room 225 with a public notice posted on our legislative website.

A two minute time limit on testimony normally, because this is governor's message, we may allow for longer time. And with that, I wanna thank the members of my committees for being here.

And with that, we have one item on the agenda, governor's message seven eight four. Consideration confirmation to the nine one one board, Terrence Gomez, for term to expire 06/30/2030.

And we have received testimony on support of the nominee, from Davilyn Riccadio, EMS dispatch coordinator for the Maui Police Department. She has submitted written in support. That's all the testimony we've received on the nominee.

Is there anybody on Zoom who or the nominee on Zoom? They'd like to testify? IT?

We do have Terrence on Zoom Chair. Yes.

Bring him in, please. Bring him in. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Let's see. Oh, Terrence, are you present?

Yeah. I'm I'm here. I'm not sure if he

Hey, Terrence. How are you doing?

You you're able to get picture or no?

Hey. How are you doing? Make sure.

It's not allowing me this. Okay.

We'll just go ahead. We can we can just having you here. Verbally is just as good. But thank you for wanting to step up and serve on the nine one one board. If you just tell the committee briefly why you'd like to serve on the 911 board.

I mean, I think with my experience with public safety, you know, I think I'll be able to help strengthen, you know, emergency communications and support safety of our community and first responders.

I've been in law enforcement for twenty seven years. I worked with our dispatches as their commander. I managed with the EOS

You were Lahaina you were Lahaina division for a while, back in the day?

Yeah. I was.

Okay. Hopefully, we didn't have a run-in.

Yeah. Back in the day. Yes, sir.

I remember you. But no. No. Appreciate you serving. One of the things that we're looking for nine one one fund is for the to help the counties upgrade the PSAP systems.

Any thoughts about that you'd like to share with the committee?

I'm sorry?

The one of the things I'm looking for the board has been trying to look at is to help the counties upgrade their PSAP systems. Do you have any thoughts about that coming from the county's perspective insofar as the nine one one board goes?

Sorry. I'm not really from here. I apologize.

Hello?

Can you hear me?

Yeah. I can hear you.

Yeah.

So do you have any thoughts on that or or no?

Not really. No, sir.

Okay. Okay. Okay. But you definitely want might wanna examine that because that's an issue 911 board is dealing with, and your voice from the county is an important one to ensuring that the counties get the resources it gets. But appreciate you serving.

Members, are there any other questions in the nominee? Okay. Seeing none, we'll have you hang tight for one second, Terrence, and we'll go ahead and make this official.

We're just gonna write into decision making. Recommendation is on GM784 is to go ahead and advise and consent.

I think despite the fact that I threw a curve ball at him there that he has great knowledge from the county of our police department, and he'll be very well a good component on the board. K? Any questions or comments? If not, recommendation is to advise and consent. I vote yes.

Okay. [Roll Call]

Thank you very much. Congratulations, Terrence. Thanks for stepping up and serving on the 911 board. This concludes the hearing.