STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2702

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 313

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 313, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai

 

G.M. No. 313

WILSON N.K. KANAKAOLE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statements of the nominee, and finds Wilson N.K. Kanakaole to have the necessary qualifications for the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Wilson N.K. Kanakaole was submitted by one state agency.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Mr. Kanakaole will represent the geographic region of Hana, Maui on the Island Burial Council.  He is a musician and entertainer with more than twenty years experience working in hotels and other venues on Maui.  This experience has enabled Mr. Kanakaole to meet people from all over the world, and taught him to communicate and work with other people.  He hopes to bring his skills in communication to the Island Burial Council to strengthen communications with the community.  Mr. Kanakaole is active with Hawaiian community-based organizations, and volunteers with the clean-up of Kahoolawe island.  His personal experiences in working with the Historic Preservation Division to protect his family's burial site in Kaeleku, Maui will inform his approach in setting effective guidelines and recommendations to state and county departments. 

 

     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