Thursday, November 21, 2024
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives

Friday, May 12, 2017
Caldwell appointments Ember Shinn to HART Board of Directors
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 5064 Views :: Rail

Mayor Caldwell appointments Ember Shinn to HART Board of Directors

News Release from City and County of Honolulu, May 12, 2017

Honolulu – Mayor Kirk Caldwell today announced his appointment of former city Managing Director Ember Shinn to serve on the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Board of Directors.

“During the time that Ember served as managing director, she oversaw the city’s capital budget and program – billions of dollars of construction projects – and developed a reputation for diligently reviewing contracts and change orders and making hard decisions on cost cutting,” said Mayor Caldwell. “I know that she will bring the same critical approach to her review of rail construction operations. When you add this to her previous legal experience and work at the state Legislature, I am confident that she will help HART control costs and increase accountability and transparency while completing the guideway all the way to Ala Moana.”

Shinn replaces former Board of Director William “Buzz” Hong, who was recently appointed by Mayor Caldwell to serve on the Honolulu Fire Commission. Shinn will attend her first board HART meeting on Thursday, May 18, 2017, and will serve Hong’s remaining term until June 30, 2019.

“I look forward to working with my fellow board members and the HART administration to complete the construction of rail to Ala Moana,” Shinn said in accepting the appointment. “At this critical juncture of the rail project, it is necessary for the HART board to have a clear picture of the end game, a reasonable plan to successfully achieve its goals, and a firm hand to steer the HART administration toward those goals. I hope that my service on the HART board will bring ‘fresh eyes’ toward solving the many challenges facing the rail project and demonstrate proactive leadership by the board that restores public confidence in the project.”

Shinn served as Honolulu’s managing director from January 2013 to December 2014 and was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city, supervising department directors, and implementing the mayor’s priorities and policies. Shinn remained as executive assistant to the mayor for a few months in early 2015 to complete special projects, including submission of the city budget. Prior to this, Shinn worked as a private consultant and held various positions with the Hawai‘i House of Representatives, including serving as Chief of Staff to the Hawai‘i Speaker of the House. Before Shinn returned home to Hawai‘i, she was an attorney in private practice with a large California law firm, representing and advising public governmental entities and private businesses.

Mayor Caldwell’s letter to the City Council concerning Shinn’s appointment is attached here.

-END-

Links

TEXT "follow HawaiiFreePress" to 40404

Register to Vote

2aHawaii

Aloha Pregnancy Care Center

AntiPlanner

Antonio Gramsci Reading List

A Place for Women in Waipio

Ballotpedia Hawaii

Broken Trust

Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii

Cliff Slater's Second Opinion

DVids Hawaii

FIRE

Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii Military History

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Together

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

July 4 in Hawaii

Land and Power in Hawaii

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii