STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3372

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 724, 725, 726, 806, 807

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 724, 725, 726, 806, and 807, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

King Kamehameha Celebration Commission

 

G.M. No. 724

KAMAKANAOKEALOHA AQUINO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 725

ELMER KA'AI, JR.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 726

MARILYN KHAN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015;

 

G.M. No. 806

DARYL FUJIWARA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and

 

G.M. No. 807

BEVERLY LEE,

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 Kamakanaokealoha Aquino, Elmer Ka‘ai, Jr., Marilyn Khan, Daryl Fujiwara, and Beverly Lee to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Kamakanaokealoha Aquino from the Department of Accounting and General Services, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Queen Lili‘uokalani Children's Center, Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association, and five individuals.

 

     Kamakanaokealoha Aquino is currently pursuing a Master of Education degree in Education Administration at the College of Education, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hawaiian Studies from the University.  He has been actively involved in the College Opportunities Program and served numerous roles in Associated Students of the University of Hawaii organization, as well as being an active member of the Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association.  His grandmother, Lucy Akau, previously served on the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission.  Mr. Aquino represents the Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association on the Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Elmer Ka‘ai, Jr., from the Department of Accounting and General Services, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Queen Lili‘uokalani Children's Center, O‘ahu Council Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Net Enterprise, and sixteen individuals.

 

     Elmer Ka‘ai, Jr., is the Government Relations Manager at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He has over twenty years of experience in public service, including eighteen years at the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and over ten years in the private sector.  He is active in numerous community organizations, serving on boards of various Hawaiian organizations, the McCully-Mo‘ili‘ili Neighborhood Board, as Past President for the Hula Preservation Society, and as past Membership Chair and Director for the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce.  Mr. Ka‘ai represents the Royal Order of Kamehameha I on the Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Marilyn Khan from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Agriculture, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, O‘ahu Council Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Hawaii District Council Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Hale O Na Ali‘i O Hawaii, and thirteen individuals.

 

     Marilyn Khan is a retired United States Air Force civilian employee with forty-four years of service.  During her career, she held many leadership positions and is a past president of the Federal Women's Council, Hawaii, and the Aloha Chapter of Federally Employed Women.  She is active in a wide range of community organizations, and as a kumu hula, she represented the State of Hawaii as one of two dozen kumu hula to the Pacific Festival of the Arts in Tahiti.  Ms. Khan represents Hale O Na Ali‘i O Hawai‘i ‘Ahahui Po‘o on the Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Daryl Fujiwara from the Department of Accounting and General Services, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, O‘ahu Council Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Hope Po‘okumu, and two individuals.

 

     Daryl Fujiwara is the Owner and Principal Designer of Smythe Fujiwara Design, a graphic design company he founded in 2004 on the island of Maui.  His clients include the County of Maui, the Maui County Film Office, Maui Humane Society, and private businesses.  He is active in numerous community and civic organizations, including serving as Vice President of the Lahaina Hawaiian Civic Club, as Event Coordinator for Na Kamehameha Commemorative Pa‘u Parade and Ho‘olaule‘a, and as a member of Halau Hula Ka Malama Mahilani.  Mr. Fujiwara represents the island of Maui on the Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Beverly Lee from the Department of Accounting and General Services, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Kapahulu Music Club, and five individuals.

 

     Beverly Lee is currently an Administrative Assistant at Central Pacific Bank.  Prior to her service as an Administrative Assistant, she was employed by Hawaiian Telcom and GTE Hawaiian Tel for thirty-three years in various capacities but most recently as a Business Sales Support Representative, where she was responsible for managing accounts and projects, including training for major corporate accounts in Hawaii.  She has been involved with the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission since 1994, first as a Pa‘u Island Princess, volunteer assistant to the Pa‘u Chairperson, and since 2010 has served as the Pa‘u Chairperson.  Ms. Lee represents the Kapahulu Music Club on the Commission.

 

     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