STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1036

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 306, 307, 308, 309

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 306, 307, 308, and 309, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council

 

G.M. No. 306

ELAINE LOUISE HOGUE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 307

WAYNETTE HO-KWON,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 308

ANNA K. RIBUCAN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011; and

 

G.M. No. 309

ANNA MARIE P. SPRINGER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the testimonies and statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that Elaine Louise Hogue, Waynette Ho-Kwon, Anna K. Ribucan, and Anna Marie P. Springer have the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Elaine Louise Hogue from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Elaine Louise Hogue is Project Administrator for St. Anthony of Padua Church and School, where she is responsible for project, program, and long-term planning.  Ms. Hogue also has extensive experience in grants administration, community development, and fundraising in both Hawaii's nonprofit and business sectors.  She is a reappointment to the Council, and during her first four years over $750,000 in grant funds were awarded to fifty-three communities statewide and four hundred twenty-four businesses were created or sustained by this assistance.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Waynette Ho‑Kwon from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Waynette Ho-Kwon is Director of the Lana‘i Visitors Bureau, where her responsibilities include all aspects of promoting the island as a visitor and corporate destination.  A graduate of Kapi‘olani Community College, Ms. Ho-Kwon began her career in the visitor industry, and remains committed to the many related cultural events, including the Aloha Week festivals.  She is a reappointment to the Council, where she is a strong advocate and liaison for the island of Lana‘i.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Anna K. Ribucan from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; United States Small Business Administration; County of Maui Office of Economic Development; and Maui Small Business Development Center.

 

     Anna K. Ribucan is the Small Business Advocate for the County of Maui Office of Economic Development.  In her work, Ms. Ribucan relies both on her extensive personal experience as a small business owner and as a corporate trainer and advocate for a broad range of Hawaii companies.  She has served on the Council for one year, and her expertise with business plans, loan applications, and grant requests has proven a valuable asset in the Council's deliberations and decisions.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Anna Marie P. Springer from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and American Savings Bank.

 

     Anna Marie P. Springer is Senior Vice President, Community Liaison, American Savings Bank, where she has been a member of senior management since the mid 1980s.  Her extensive career in Hawaii's financial industry earned her the Pacific Business News "Business Woman Advocate of the Year" in 2000, and the United States Small Business Administration "Women in Business Award" in 2001.  She is active in a wide range of professional, civic, and community organizations, and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her reappointment to the Council.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation that are 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 Economic Development and Taxation,

 

 

 

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair