HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been tapped by President Elect Donald Trump to be the Director of National Intelligence. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You It is a role that carries massive implications for U.S. diplomacy and military action. The role of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is massive, according to local military experts. "If you look at the pyramid with regards to chain of command, DNI sits at the top of it. So effectively, even the director of CIA," said former Pacific Command deputy executive assistant to the commander Ray L'Heureux said. "So, I find it all very, very interesting." Tulsi: A Hawaii woman with a former, future President’s ear The heads of the Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security Agency will all report to Gabbard if she is approved by the Senate. Experts with a nonpartisan thinktank said directing national intel is a multifaceted role. "Their primary job is to sort of herd cats. There are 18 different intelligence organizations in the US government. Most important being the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), NSA, National Security Agency," said Pacific Forum board chairman Ralph Cossa. Gabbard would get access to information that no everyday American could ever dream of laying eyes on if she is confirmed by the Senate. Experts add that she will not be in a decision-making role -- her job will be to inform President Trump and other members of his inner circle about that information and let them decide what to do next. What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence "If the DNI or the head of CIA or the head of the DIA is going in to tell the president 'You should bomb here or you should bomb there,' they're way out of their mandate," Cossa said. "Any time you take somebody from Hawaii and put them on the national stage like that, we've had very, very few people be able to do that. I think it's terrific," L'Heureux said. "Wherever you sit politically, it doesn't matter. I think you have to champion somebody that is that articulate, that good at what she does. That's my opinion." "The intelligence community has to say, 'Here's the threat, here's what they're capable of, here's what they're going to do,' and then the decision-makers make that decision," Cossa said. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news The last presidential appointee from Hawaii appointee in a comparable position in a presidential administration was Erik Shinseki, who served as former president Barack Obama's Veteran's Affairs secretary from 2009 to 2014.