Governor’s Highway Safety Council
The state Highway Safety Council (SHSC) advises the Governor on matters relating to the programs and activities of the State in the field of highway safety.
Chapter 286-5, HRS, establishes the Hawaii Highway Safety Council. The Director of Transportation is designated to serve as its chairperson.
The following or their designated representatives are members of the Council: the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Director of Health, the Superintendent of Education, the President of the University of Hawaii, the chairperson of each of the county highway safety councils established under section 286-6, and not more than twenty other persons who are appointed by the Governor on the basis of their interest in highway safety.
The state Highway Safety Council advises the Governor on matters relating to the programs and activities of the State in the field of highway safety.
The members of the Council serve without pay but are entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses while attending meetings and while in discharge of their duties.
The Council meets quarterly.
Members of the Council appointed by the Governor and their terms are:
Chair:
Ed Sniffen, Director for State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Co-Chair:
Michael Packard, Oahu At Large
Permanent Members:
Catherine Goodwin, Designee for Attorney General
Brook Mamizuka, Representative for Chief Justice
Vacant, Designee for Superintendent of Education
Heidi Hansen Smith, Representative for Director of Health
Dr. Guohui Zhang, University of Hawaii
Vacant, Oahu Traffic Safety Council
Vacant, Maui Traffic Safety Council
Vacant, Hawaii Traffic Safety Council
Vacant, Kauai Traffic Safety Council
Governor Appointed:
Beverly Brody, Kauai At Large
Ramsey Ross, Kauai At Large
Vernon Scribner, Kauai At Large
Jacqueline Boland, Oahu At Large
Kevan (Greg) Gaug, Oahu At Large
Tiffany Lightfoot, Oahu At Large
David Ma, Oahu At Large
Constance Mitchell, Oahu At Large
Jaylen Murakami, Oahu At Large
Michael Packard, Oahu At Large
William Paik, Oahu At Large
Gareth Sakakida, Oahu At Large
Chad Taniguchi, Oahu At Large
Karen Tessier, Oahu At Large
Edward Werner, Oahu At Large
Tiffany Yajima, Oahu At Large
William Hankins, Maui At Large
Jessica Thompson