STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1869

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 571

 

 

 

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 No. 571, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)

 

G.M. No. 571

STANTON K. ENOMOTO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Stanton K. Enomoto to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Community Development Authority.

 

     Testimony in support of Stanton K. Enomoto's nomination was submitted by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; the Department of Budget and Finance; the Hawaii Community Development Authority; the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; a Council Member, City and County of Honolulu; and fifteen individuals.

 

     Mr. Enomoto is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and received his Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honors in Geology and Environmental Studies from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He is currently the Special Assistant to the Administrator at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  Prior to his employment there, he was the Director of Planning and Development for Kalaeloa at the Hawaii Community Development Authority where he was responsible for directing all planning and development activities at Kalaeloa to advance economic growth and attract private-sector investment in a sustainable manner consistent with the interests and needs of the Ewa District.  He also spent nine years with the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission where he served as a Remediation Program Manager, a Senior Policy Advisor, and the Acting Executive Director.  Mr. Enomoto also serves as the Chairperson of the United States Census Bureau's Race and Ethnic Advisory Committee for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, and is a Trustee of the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation.

 

     Mr. Enomoto has an unassailable record of Hawaiian cultural sensitivity and understanding from his extensive experience with the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission to his current position at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  His professional and cultural backgrounds will assist the Authority in its efforts in moving Kalaeloa forward in the future.  Mr. Enomoto brings a strong record of accomplishments and experiences, personal and professional, which makes him well qualified to serve on and an invaluable asset to the Hawaii Community Development Authority.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

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