STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3570

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 283
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred Governor's Message No. 283, submitting for
study and consideration the nomination of:

ISLAND BURIAL COUNCIL, ISLANDS OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU

     G.M. No. 283       R. KALANI FRONDA, MICHAEL H. FURUKAWA,
                        BRUCE B. ROBINSON, DONNA KALIKO SANTOS,
                        PRESLEY V. WANN, and A. JAMES WRISTON
                        III, for terms to expire June 30, 2003;
                        and

                        JOHN A.P. KRUSE and LA FRANCE KAPAKA-
                        ARBOLEDA, for terms to expire June 30,
                        2004,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees,
your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are
volunteers, willing to serve without compensation, who will work
with compassion and commitment.  Your Committee further finds
that the nominees have been appointed based upon their
professional credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii
better through their participation on the Island Burial Council
for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau to which they have been
nominated.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted
testimony in support of the nominees.

 
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     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:

     R. Kalani Fronda is being nominated as the landowners'
representative and is employed as a Land Manager for Kamehameha
Schools/Bishop Estate.  Mr. Fronda is a Director with the Haleiwa
Mainstreet Association, the Molokai Business Association, and
Aoao Terraces at Launani Valley.

     Michael H. Furukawa is being nominated as the landowners'
representative and is employed by Grove Farm as a Vice President
and Project Manager.  Mr. Furukawa is a member of the Kauai
Chamber of Commerce, the Contractors Association of Kauai, and
the State's Na Ala Hele Trails Advisory Program.

     Bruce B. Robinson has served as the regional representative
for the Island of Niihau on the Island Burial Council for Kauai
and Niihau for the past four years.  He possesses strong
affiliations with the Niihau community and the Department of Land
and Natural Resources has testified that the perspective he
brings to Council deliberations are invaluable.

     Donna Kaliko Santos is being nominated as the regional
representative for the Lihue District.  She is employed by the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs and is a member of the American Red
Cross.

     Presley V. Wann is being nominated as the regional
representative for the Napali District.  He has been involved
with building canoes and the protection and preservation of
heiau.  Mr. Wann is a member of Na Kalai Waa of Kauai, the
Kamehameha Parent Association, and the Hui Makaainana Omakana.

     A. James Wriston III is being nominated as the landowners'
representative and is employed by Amfac Land Company, Limited, as
the Manager of Land Administration.  Mr. Wriston is a member of
the Better Business Bureau, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Rotary
Club, and possesses a landscape contractor's license.

     John A. P. Kruse is being nominated as the regional
representative for the Koloa District.  He has been active for
many years in the area of historic preservation and cultural
resource management.  Through his dedication in this area, Mr.
Kruse has garnered much experience in the handling and treatment
of Hawaiian burial sites.

     La France Kapaka-Arboleda is being nominated as the regional
representative for the Lihue District.  She has formerly served
on the Island Burial Council for Kauai and Niihau as its Chair,

 
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and over the years has been extremely dedicated to protection and
appropriate treatment of burial sites.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the
background, character, experience, and qualifications of the
nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the
positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate
advise and consent to the nominations.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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