STAND. COM. REP. NO. 459

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 378

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 378, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council

G.M. No. 378

STEPHANIE S. H. CRIVELLO, for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statements submitted by the nominee, and finds Stephanie S. H. Crivello to have the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council.

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Ms. Crivello was submitted by one state agency.  Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Ms. Crivello currently serves on the Board of Directors for Na Puuwai Native Hawaiian Health Care System, Molokai Land Trust, and the Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development, as the Board President for Ke Aupuni Lokahi, Inc., and as Commissioner for the Maui County Fire and Public Safety Commission.  Ms. Crivello is presently employed as the Interim Executive Director of the Molokai Enterprise Community.

     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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CLAYTON HEE, Chair