STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1750

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 386, 387

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 386 and 387, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Board of Agriculture

G.M. No. 386

ALAN H. GOTTLIEB,

for a term to expire 06-30-2009; and

G.M. No. 387

CRAIG G. RASMUSSEN,

for a term to expire 06-30-2009,

begs leave to report as follows:

ALAN H. GOTTLIEB has worked for and owned companies in the agricultural industry for twenty-five years, including the Kahua Beef Sales, Inc.; Kahua Meat Company, Ltd; Kahua Nurseries, Inc.; and the Ponoholo Ranch; and Hawaii Earth Products, Ltd. He has chaired the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii, received a Kapolei Outstanding Achievement (KOA) Award from the Estate of James Campbell, an Investing in the Environment Award from Hawaii Investor Magazine, and Cattleman of the Year Award from the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council.

Mr. Gottlieb is currently a board member of the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council and the Hawaii Beef Industry Council and is a member of Recycling Committee of the General Contractor's Association. He has also been a board member of the West Oahu Soil and Water Conservation District, the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii, the Governor's Small Business Advisory Committee, the Meat and Poultry Association of Hawaii, and the Western States Meat Association.

Testimony in support of Mr. Gottlieb was submitted by the Department of Agriculture; the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.; Hawaii Farm Bureau; Jane Yamashiro and Associates; Kahua Ranch, Ltd.; Maui Cattle Company, LLC; Maui County Farm Bureau; Tropical Hawaiian Products; and one individual.

CRAIG G. RASMUSSEN has a Bachelor's degree in Botany from the University of Idaho and has owned and operated a flower farm, Paradise Flower Farms, Inc., since 1976. Mr. Rasmussen was the former President of the Maui County Farm Bureau and has served on the Maui County Agriculture Park Commission. He has received the Outstanding Farm Bureau Member of the Year Award, the Entrepreneurs of the Year Award from the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Island Business Magazine, the Small Business Person of the Year Award from the Maui County United States Small Business Administration, the Outstanding Cooperator of the Year Award from the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Outstanding Farm Family of the Year Award.

Testimony in support of Mr. Rasmussen was submitted by the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Maui County Farm Bureau, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the nominees' experience, coupled with a strong commitment to public service, make them each an asset to the Board of Agriculture.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, 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 Agriculture,

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RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair