STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1361
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 474, 520
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. 474 and 520, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:
Hawaii Historic Places Review Board
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G.M. No. 474 |
NAOMI CLARKE LOSCH, for a term to expire 6-30-2010; and
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G.M. No. 520 |
JOYCE NAOMI CHINEN, Ph.D., for a term to expire 6-30-2011, |
begs leave to report as follows:
Upon review of the testimonies and the statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that Naomi Clarke Losch and Joyce Naomi Chinen have the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board.
Testimony in support of Naomi Clarke Losch was received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and two individuals.
Naomi Clarke Losch is both the Chair and an Associate Professor of Hawaiian in the Department of Hawaiian and Indo‑Pacific Languages and Literatures. She has taught in the University of Hawaii system for thirty-seven years and is a graduate of the University, with a B.A. in Anthropology and a M.A. in Pacific Island Studies. Before joining the faculty at Leeward Community College, Ms. Losch worked as an Assistant in Anthropology in the Anthropology Department at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum for several years, and her work in the ethnological collection has proven invaluable in her field of Hawaiian language and culture. In addition to her academic work, Ms. Losch is currently a Trustee of the Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program at Bishop Museum; Assistant Editor of Ka Hooilina, the Legacy, Journal of Hawaiian Language; and has served as a member of the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board since 2002.
Testimony in support of Joyce Naomi Chinen, Ph.D., was received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Joyce Naomi Chinen, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology, Division of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii, West Oahu, and a Full Cooperative Graduate Faculty, Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dr. Chinen holds a Doctorate in Sociology, as well as Masters and undergraduate degrees from the University of Hawaii. She has been a faculty member in the University of Hawaii system since 1974, and has published an extensive body of academic papers and other scholarly materials. Dr. Chinen has also received numerous awards during her academic career, and served on a wide range of faculty committees. She is a member of the American Sociological Association, Sociologists for Women in Society, and Hawaii Sociological Association, among other professional organizations. In addition, Dr. Chinen is active in community service organizations and has served on the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board since 2003. She previously served two terms on the Board in the 1990s.
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 |
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