STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2901

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 282, 197

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 282 and 197, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Hawai'i Historic Places Review Board

G.M. No. 282	NAOMI CLARKE LOSCH, for a term to expire 6-30-2014; and
G.M. No. 197	JULIE M.E. TAOMIA, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds the nominees to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board.

     Testimony in support of Naomi Clarke Losch was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

     Naomi Clarke Losch is an Associate Professor of Hawaiian at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, where she has held numerous academic positions since 1994 and is a member of the Department of Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, serving as that Department's Chair from 2003-2007.  Prior to joining the University of Hawai‘i faculty, Ms. Losch was employed by the Bishop Museum and Leeward Community College.  She is a graduate of the Kamehameha School for Girls and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a Master of Arts in Pacific Island Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.  Ms. Losch serves as the representative knowledgeable in traditional Hawaiian society and culture on the Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board and is a reappointment to the Board, where her historical and cultural knowledge and experience bring valuable contributions to the work of the Board.

     Testimony in support of Julie M.E. Taomia was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Society of Hawaiian Archaeology.

     Julie M.E. Taomia is a Senior Cultural Resource Specialist at the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i, at the United States Army Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii, a position she has held since 2006.  She has also worked as an archaeologist or anthropologist in American Samoa, Hawaii, and California, and conducted research in the Cook Islands.  Dr. Taomia has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan, and Master's and Doctorate degrees from the University of California at Berkeley Department of Anthropology.  She is an active member of the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology.  Dr. Taomia serves as the archaeology representative on the Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board and is a reappointment to the Board, where her breadth of experience in preservation and Pacific islands archaeology has made her a valuable member of the Board.

     Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Technology 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 Economic Development and Technology,

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair