STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2892

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 429

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 429, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Kaneohe Bay Regional Council

G.M. No. 429

BONNIE K. KAHAPEA-TANNER, for a term to expire 6-30-2012,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Bonnie K. Kahapea-Tanner is presently a teacher and project coordinator at the Halau Ku Mana Public Charter School.  She holds an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from Windward Community College, a Bachelor of Arts in Hawaiian Studies from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and a Masters of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chaminade University.  She is presently seeking a doctorate degree in Humanities from the California Institute of Integral Studies.  She is being nominated for reappointment to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council as a representative of the Kaneohe Bay Boating Association. 

     Ms. Kahapea-Tanner was born and raised in Kaneohe and is a frequent user of Kaneohe Bay.  For the past ten years, Ms. Kahapea-Tanner has been involved with the Makali‘i Voyaging Canoe.  In 1999, she served as a crew member on the Makali‘i's voyage to Micronesia, which covered over 4,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean in honor of Master Navigator Mau Piailug.

     Testimony in support of Ms. Kahapea-Tanner was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and two individuals.

     Your Committee reviewed the statement submitted by the nominee expressing her desire to serve on the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council, perception of the role and responsibilities of membership, and qualifications for membership.  Your Committee believes that Ms. Kahapea-Tanner's continued service on the Council will benefit both the Council and the constituency she represents.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land 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 and Land,

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair