REPRESENTATIVE DENNY COFFMAN TO RESIGN FROM STATE HOUSE
Big Island Representative Denny Coffman (Na'alehu,
Ocean View, Captain Cook, Kealakekua, Kailua-Kona) announced today his
resignation from the State House of Representatives. In a letter to State
leaders, he expressed his plans to spend time with his family as his daughter faces
a medical issue. His resignation is effective December 20, 2013.
“It is with deep sadness and regret that I accept the resignation of Rep. Coffman from the State House. I am grateful for all that he has done for state and the Legislature where he has been a respected and positive proponent of environmental progress. I am honored to have been able to call Denny a colleague and I, along with the members of the House, offer our sincere sympathies and wish him and his family the best. He will surely be missed," said Speaker Joseph M. Souki.
First elected in
2008, Representative Coffman has served in the State House for three terms with
an emphasis upon the development of sound and balanced policy to incorporate
renewable energy resources across the state through financially viable means.
He has served as the
Chair of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protections where he
remains a member and also currently serves on the Committees on Judiciary;
Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs; and Water & Land.
Prior to his election to office,
Representative Coffman served in the United States Army, was a successful small
business owner, computer programmer/system analyst and an administrator in the
information technologies industry.
“I am extremely honored to have been elected
by the people of Hawaii Island and to serve three terms in the Legislature. It
is with a heavy heart that I made this decision but as a father and grandfather,
I am firmly committed to my family and will be there for my daughters and grandchildren
in their time of need. I leave knowing that I have represented the communities
of Hawaii Island and the State to the best of my ability,” said Representative
Coffman.