STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1910

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 530, 531, 706

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 530, 531, and 706, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Board of Directors of the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority (PHA)

G.M. No. 530	R. ERIC HO‘OLULUKAMAKANI BEAVER, ESQ., for a term to expire 6-30-2010.;
G.M. No. 531	CLARISSA PUANANI HOSINO, for a term to expire 6-30-2009.; and
G.M. No. 706	KAULANA H.R. PARK, for a term to expire 6-30-2009,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds R. Eric Ho‘olulukamakani Beaver, Clarissa Puanani Hosino, and Kaulana H.R. Park to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Directors of the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of R. Eric Ho‘olulukamakani Beaver's nomination from the Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor; Department of Health; Department of Human Services; Brigham Young University-Hawaii; two individuals representing Hawaii Reserves, Inc.; Kaua‘i Economic Development Board, Inc.; and Rosehill & Associates.

     Mr. Beaver received his Juris Doctorate from J. Reuben Clark Law School in Provo, Utah and his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Brigham Young University-Hawaii.  He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaii Reserves, Inc., for which he also served as Chief of Operations and Assistant General Counsel.  He has worked as a research assistant, law clerk, instructor of business courses, and corporate trainer.  Mr. Beaver is a member of the Oahu Burial Council and has served three terms on Neighborhood Board No. 28 (Koolauloa).  He is the president of the Kahuku Hospital Board and president of Laie Hawaii Stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints.  He is a founding member of the Kahuku High School Alumni Board, a member of the Koolauloa Ohana Group, Ko‘olauloa Educational Alliance Corp., and a member of the boards of Na Kamalei and BYU-Hawaii Alumni.  Mr. Beaver coaches PAL basketball and is a Scouting Coordinator for the Boy Scouts of America.

     Testimony from Mr. Beaver's supporters indicates that as interim director, he has already shown to be dedicated and passionate about housing issues and the current challenges facing the PHA.  Therefore, based on his experience and training, your Committee finds Mr. Beaver to be qualified to continue to serve on the PHA Board of Directors as an At-Large/Oahu representative.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Ms. Clarissa Puanani Hosino's nomination from the Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor; two individuals representing the Department of Human Services, Hawaii Public Housing Authority; the State of Hawaii Federal Public Housing and Section 8 Resident Advisory Board; Kaua‘i Economic Development Board, Inc.; and eleven individuals.

     Ms. Hosino is a resident of the Kalanihuia federal public housing project and has been a resident of various public housing buildings throughout the State for over thirty-two years.  She has served as the president of the Kalanihuia Resident Association, a member of the Hawaii Public Housing Resident Advisory Board, and a volunteer mentor for school children.  Ms. Hosino received her General Education Degree from Konowaena High School at the age of thirty-six, having dropped out of school after the eighth grade.  She is the mother of seven, foster-mother of thirteen, and a grandmother/great-grandmother of thirty-eight. 

     Testimony from her supporters indicates that as an interim director, Ms. Hosino has been a strong voice for the public housing tenants and has demonstrated excellent problem solving skills.  Based on her experience and training, your Committee finds Ms. Hosino to be qualified to serve on the PHA Board of Directors as a tenant representative.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Mr. Kaulana H.R. Park's nomination from the Senor Policy Advisor to the Governor; Department of Hawaiian Homelands; Department of Human Service, Hawaii Public Housing Authority; and the Department of Human Resources Development.

     Mr. Park is the Executive Assistant to the Chairman/Director of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands.  His prior work experience includes positions as a Business Loan Manager and Officer at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Branch Manager and Assistant Vice President of Bank of America, Assistant Branch Manager of First Hawaiian Bank and a Business Banking Officer at Wells Fargo Bank.  Mr. Park holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University and is a graduate of Kamehameha High School.  He is a member of the Board of Directors and a former President of the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, a Hawaii Advisory Committee member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and a member of the Board Council of Hope Chapel-Olomana Christian Fellowship.  He is a member of the 2003 Class of Pacific Century Fellows and a recipient of the Pacific Business News "40 Under 40" in 2001.

     Based on his experience and training, your Committee finds Mr. Park to be qualified to serve on the PHA Board of Directors as an Oahu representative.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Public Housing 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 Human Services and Public Housing,

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair