Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 324, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the testimony and statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that each of the nominees has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Island Burial Council for the island of Molokai.

Testimony in support of the nominees was received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Louella O.W. Albino is the Head Teacher at Punana Leo O Molokai, a Hawaiian language immersion school. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and participated in the Polynesian Languages Symposium.

Nanette Lehua Napoleon is currently employed as an Educational Assistant at Stony Point High School. She holds a bachelor's degree in Hawaiian Language and a teachers certificate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Philip Solatorio currently serves as a Hawaiian Culture Supervisor on the island of Molokai. He has spent the majority of his adult life working with the tourism industry, specializing in imparting Hawaiian culture onto others. Mr. Solatorio is also a High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and is the Chaplain for the Civil Air Patrol on Molokai.

Your Committee finds that all nominees have been appointed based upon their credentials, integrity, and a desire to improve their community through their service on the Island Burial Council for the island of Molokai.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on 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.