STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1886

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 572

 

 

 

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 No. 572, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission

 

G.M. No. 572

SANDRA AU FONG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the testimony and statement submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Sandra Au Fong has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Sandra Au Fong from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission and three individuals.

 

     Sandra Au Fong is Vice President of Leasing and Marketing for Market City Shopping Center, a company she has been associated with for twenty-three years.  She has extensive experience in marketing, property management, property negotiations and acquisitions and real estate.  In 2002, Mrs. Fong was recognized as a YWCA of Oahu Leader Luncheon Honoree and by the Organization of Women Leaders as the "Outstanding Woman of the Year".  In addition to her professional experience, Mrs. Fong has served as a member of a wide range of community organizations and has been instrumental in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for these organizations.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation 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 Economic Development and Taxation,

 

 

 

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair