STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1371

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, and 558, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hawaiian Homes Commission

 

G.M. No. 553

IMAIKALANI PATRICK AIU,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015 (Term amended to 6-30-2013 by GM576);

 

G.M. No. 554

PERRY O. ARTATES,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 555

JEREMY KAMAKANEOALOHA HOPKINS,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015 (Term amended to 6-30-2014 by GM576);

 

G.M. No. 556

MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 557

IAN LEE LOY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015 (Term amended to 6-30-2013 by GM576); and

 

G.M. No. 558

RENWICK VALENTINE ILI‘ILIPUNA TASSILL,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Imaikalani Patrick Aiu, Perry O. Artates, Jeremy Kamakaneoaloha Hopkins, Michael Puamamo Kahikina, Ian Lee Loy, and Renwick Valentine Ili‘ilipuna Tassill to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Imaikalani Patrick Aiu from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association, Kekaha Hawaiian Home Association, Kahua Inc., Papa Ola Lokahi, and five individuals.

 

Imaikalani Patrick Aiu is Special Assistant to the Director, County of Kauai, Housing Authority, where he is responsible for implementing long-term county sustainability goals and practices.  Prior to this position, he was Deputy Planning Director, County of Kauai Planning Department, and a Planning Commissioner for the County of Kauai.  Mr. Aiu is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and is experienced in sustainable design, green building, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) requirements.  He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and an Alumni Board Member of Leadership Kauai.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Perry O. Artates from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Office of Hawaiian Affairs and one of its Trustees; Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association; Office of the Mayor, County of Maui; four members of the Maui County Council; Papa Ola Lokahi; Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; Pacific Resource Partnership; Hawaii Carpenters Union, Local 745; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 1186; International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local Union No. 126; Plumbers and Fitters Union, Local 675; Hawai‘i Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO; A&B Properties, Inc.; Dowling Company, Inc.; Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel; The Resort Group; and twelve individuals.  Your Committee received comments from the Paukukalo Hawaiian Homes Community Association.

 

     Perry O. Artates is employed by the Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund, where he has served in several leadership capacities since 1994, including Educational Specialist, Maui County Stabilization Representative, Construction Resource Specialist, Assistant Administrator, and Executive Director.  In addition, he has a dozen years of construction experience and is a graduate of Maui Community College.  Mr. Artates is active in numerous professional and civic organizations, including Maui Island Labor Alliance and Maui United Way, and serves as Director of the Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders Association.  He is currently a member of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Jeremy Kamakaneoaloha Hopkins from a State Representative; the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Department of Agriculture; Office of Hawaiian Affairs and two of its Trustees; Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association; Association of Hawaiians for Homestead Lands; Papa Ola Lokahi; Aha Kiole Advisory Committee; Na Lei Na‘auao, Native Hawaiian Charter School Alliance; Kanu o ka ‘Aina Learning ‘Ohana; and twenty-three individuals.

 

     Jeremy Kamakaneoaloha Hopkins is currently Aide to Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr., of Hawaii Island, where he is responsible for assisting Trustee Lindsey in his duties to fulfill the needs of Native Hawaiian beneficiaries.  He has extensive experience as a community building facilitator and with Punana Leo, the Hawaiian Language Immersion Pre-schools.  Mr. Hopkins is a Hawaiian language teacher, teaching at Leeward Community College and Windward School for Adults, and currently is a member of the musical group Holunape.  He studied at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Michael Puamamo Kahikina from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly; Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead Community Association; Association of Hawaiians for Homestead Lands; Papa Ola Lokahi; Ho‘okulaiwi Center for Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Education; Mana Mana Lima, Inc.; Waiehu Kou Phase 3 Association, Inc.; and six individuals.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition from the Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association and three individuals.

 

     Michael Puamamo Kahikina is Executive Director of Kahikolu Ohana Hale ‘o Wai‘anae, where he is responsible for operations of 48 homeless transitional units and 24 affordable housing units, and serves as Clubhouse Director of NFL-YET Hawaii/BGCH-Nanakuli.  He was a member of the State House of Representatives for twelve years and a Grants Administrator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hawaii.  Mr. Kahikina is a graduate of the University of Hawaii, West Oahu with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration.  He is a member of many nonprofit boards and serves as Vice President of Nanakuli Hawaiian Community Association and Chairman of Nanakuli Village Center.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Ian Lee Loy from a State Representative, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association, Keaukaha Community Association, Keaukaha Pana‘ewa Farmers Association, Association of Hawaiians for Homestead Lands, Papa Ola Lokahi, and seven individuals.

 

     Ian Lee Loy is a Patrol Sergeant, South Hilo Patrol, Hawaii Police Department, where he is responsible for coordinating and monitoring patrol-level field assignments and reviewing investigative strategies and completed assignments.  Prior to this position, he was a Detective in the burglary detail of the Puna District and a member of the Ice Task Force.  Mr. Loy attended Hawaii Community College and has completed specialized training with the Hawaii Police Department.  He is an active community volunteer, a member of the State of Hawaii Police Officers Union Hawaii Chapter, and is currently Vice President of the Keaukaha Pana‘ewa Farmer's Association.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Renwick Valentine Ili‘ilipuna Tassill from a State Senator and two State Representatives, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a member of the Honolulu City Council, Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association, Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead Community Association, Papa Ola Lokahi, ‘Ai Pohaku, Lanakila Pacific, and nineteen individuals.

 

     Renwick Valentine Ili‘ilipuna Tassill is a tour escort, historian, and lecturer with the Pacific Islands Institute and Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association.  He is a graduate of Leeward Community College and has completed college level courses in Hawaiian Language, Myths and Legends, and Hawaiian Genealogy, among others.  Mr. Tassill currently serves as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Onipa‘a Na Kupuna o Waimanalo Association and as a member of the State Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and is active in numerous community organizations including several Hawaiian Civic Clubs and the Hawaii State Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, among others.

 

     Your Committee commends all the nominees for their commitment to public service in a challenging environment.  Your Committee is impressed by their candor in discussing the problems facing the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the nominees' thoughts regarding possible solutions, and the strong spirit of innovation that your Committee believes these nominees will bring to the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs 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 Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

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BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Chair