STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1621

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 419, 356

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 419 and 356, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu

 

G.M. No. 419

CHARLES ANDREW EHRHORN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

Island Burial Council, IslandS of kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau

 

G.M. No. 356

CLISSON KUNANE AIPOALANI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010,

 

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds Charles Andrew Ehrhorn (Island of Oahu) and Clisson Kunane Aipoalani (Islands of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau) and to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Island Burial Council.

 

     Testimony in support of Charles Andrew Ehrhorn's nomination was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and four individuals.

 

     Mr. Ehrhorn received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon and his Master of Regional Planning at Cornell University.  He has extensive experience in architecture, land use, and regional planning, and spent over twenty years with Campbell Estate as an Asset Manager and Land Planning Coordinator and Manager before becoming a Consultant for C & J Land Planning, LLC in 2003.  Mr. Ehrhorn is completing his first term on the Island Burial Council and is seeking a second term representing large property owners on Oahu.  During his recent term, he has done an excellent job in providing the Council and the community with valuable land use and land development knowledge, experience, and insights.  His demonstrated experience in land use and planning, and commitment to the Council during his last term makes him a valuable asset to the Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu.

 

     Testimony in support of Clisson Kunane Aipoalani's nomination was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and two individuals.

 

     Mr. Aipoalani is a graduate of Waimea High School and received his Associate of Arts degree in Data Processing and Business Management from Heald Business College.  After an honorable discharge from the United States Army, he went on to hold various accounting clerk and data processing positions with AMFAC Sugar/Kekaha Sugar Co. Ltd., AMFAC Land Company, and Kauai Teacher Federal Credit Union.  Currently, he serves as a Transportation Clerk at ITT Industries.  Mr. Aipoalani is being nominated to represent the Waimea region on the Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.  He has extensive knowledge and experience in caring for and protecting the iwi and is committed to continuing the legacy of the kupuna.  He has a strong connection to the Waimea District on Kauai where his family still maintains their family gravesite at Po‘oahonu.  Mr. Aipoalani has the understanding and requisite cultural sensitivity to serve on and will be a valuable asset to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs 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 Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

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RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair