<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Utilities</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2004</strong>-<strong>05</strong>State of Hawaii Page 2Today, the <strong>Commission</strong> is a full-time body comprised of three (3) <strong>Commission</strong>ers. TheGovernor, with the consent of the State Senate, appoints the <strong>Commission</strong>ers. They each servesix-year terms on a staggered basis.B. COMMISSIONERS.Carlito P. Caliboso, ChairmanCarlito Caliboso was appointed to the <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Utilities</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> and named Chairmanof the <strong>Commission</strong> by Governor Linda Lingle on April 30, 2003. In <strong>2004</strong>, he was reappointed tothe <strong>Commission</strong> for a term to expire on June 30, 2010.Prior to his appointment, Chairman Caliboso was engaged in private law practice since1991. Currently, Chairman Caliboso is a member of the Federal Communications <strong>Commission</strong>’s(“FCC”) Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, which provides advice to the FCC on a broadrange of telecommunications issues of interest to state, local, and tribal governments. He is alsoa member of the National Association of Regulated <strong>Utilities</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>ers (“NARUC”), andserves on NARUC’s Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment and Committee onInternational Relations. In addition, he serves on the State Energy Emergency PreparednessAdvisory Committee. Chairman Caliboso earned a bachelor of business administration degreefrom the University of Hawaii and a law degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law ofthe University of Hawaii.Wayne H. Kimura, <strong>Commission</strong>erWayne Kimura was appointed to the <strong>Commission</strong> by Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano inDecember 2001. He served as Chairman of the <strong>Commission</strong> from July 2002 until April 2003.Prior to his appointment, <strong>Commission</strong>er Kimura served as the Hawaii State Comptrollerin the Department of Accounting and General Services. He also served as Deputy Director ofFinance and briefly as Interim Director of Finance in the Department of Budget and Finance. Inthe Office of the Governor, he worked as Planning and Policy Analyst. He also held various fiscaland policy analyst positions in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Department of Budgetand Finance, the Department of Social Services and Housing, the Hawaii State Senate, the StateHouse of Representatives, and the 1978 Constitutional Convention. <strong>Commission</strong>er Kimura holdsa bachelor’s degree, with work towards a master’s degree in business administration, at theUniversity of Southern California. His term expires June 30, 2008.Janet E. Kawelo, <strong>Commission</strong>erJanet Kawelo was appointed to the <strong>Commission</strong> by Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano inJanuary 2002.Prior to her appointment, <strong>Commission</strong>er Kawelo served as Deputy Director of the HawaiiState Department of Land and Natural Resources. She also served as Special Assistant andResearch Supervisor in the Office of the Governor, researcher in the Office of the LieutenantGovernor, and Research Officer in the Economic Research Division of First Hawaiian Bank.<strong>Commission</strong>er Kawelo holds a bachelor’s degree in bacteriology from the University of Californiaat Berkeley and a professional diploma in elementary education from the University of Hawaii.Her term expires June 30, 2006.
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Utilities</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2004</strong>-<strong>05</strong>State of Hawaii Page 3C. ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICES.The <strong>Commission</strong> is comprised of three commissioners and, as of June 30, 20<strong>05</strong>, a staffof 35 employees. These employees include an administrative director, attorneys, engineers,auditors, researchers, investigators, neighbor island representatives for Kauai, Maui County andHawaii, documentation staff, and clerical staff. The <strong>Commission</strong> has four offices locatedthroughout the State:OAHU:<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Utilities</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>Kekuanaoa Building465 South King Street, #103Honolulu, HI 96813Phone: (808) 586-2020Fax: (808) 586-2066KAUAI:<strong>PUC</strong> Kauai District Office3060 Eiwa Street, #302-CLihue, HI 96766Phone: (808) 274-3232Fax: (808) 274-3233MAUI:<strong>PUC</strong> Maui District OfficeState Office Building #154 S. High Street, #218Wailuku, HI 96793Phone: (808) 984-8182Fax: (808) 984-8183HAWAII:<strong>PUC</strong> Hawaii District Office688 Kinoole Street, #106-AHilo, HI 96720Phone: (808) 974-4533Fax: (808) 974-4534Email:Hawaii.<strong>PUC</strong>@hawaii.govWeb:www.hawaii.gov/budget/puc/For administrative purposes, the <strong>Commission</strong> is placed under the Department of Budgetand Finance. 11 Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 26-8, 26-35, 269-2, as amended.