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. 325, 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 Oahu.

Testimony in support of the nominees was received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. One private citizen testified in support of Theodora Kehaulani Kruse, A. Van Horn Diamond, Lurline Naone Salvador, Lynette Pualani Tiffany, and Gwendolyn Y. Pikake Pelekai, another private citizen testified in support of Theodora Kehaulani Kruse, A. Van Horn Diamond, and Lurline Naone Salvador, and the IBEW Local Union 1357 (AFL-CIO) and two private citizens testified in support of A. Van Horn Diamond.

Your Committee notes the following qualifications of the nominees.

Jace L. McQuivey currently serves as the General Counsel to Hawaii Reserves, Inc. Mr. McQuivey possesses a juris doctor degree and a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University and is licensed to practice law in the State of Hawaii.

A. Van Horn Diamond is currently involved as a teacher of Hawaiian music. His past employment experience includes serving as a union representative and spokesperson for IBEW Local 1357. Mr. Diamond's community affiliations include working as a Historian for the Hale O Na Alii and as a Director for the Royal Hawaiian Girls Glee Club.

Theodora Kehaulani Kruse currently serves as a Human Resources Specialist and Hawaiian Cultural Adviser for Outrigger Hotels and Resorts. Ms. Kruse also has experience with the burial councils as a past Burial Council Coordinator with the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Historic Preservation Office.

Gwendolyn Y. Pikake Pelekai currently serves as a Program Administrator and Cultural Officer for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. She is a member and past chair of the Keepers of the Treasures, vice president and past secretary of the Waianae Valley Homestead Community Association, and a member of the Hawaii Museums Association. Ms. Pelekai possesses a master's degree in education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Lurline Naone Salvador currently serves as a Cultural Resources Manager for Kamehameha Schools. Ms. Salvador is a licensed real estate agent and has served as the former vice chair of the Oahu Island Burial Council for two terms and is a member of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu.

Lynette Pualani Tiffany is being nominated as a regional representative of the Ewa District. Her family has strong roots at Lanikuhonua, and she is well respected for her knowledge of the Hawaiian culture and traditions. She is currently serving on the Island Burial Council as a landowners representative, and has served in a conscientious and diligent manner.

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.