SSCR3498

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3498

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 876, 877, 878

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. 876, 877, and 878, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission

G.M. No. 876

JOEL GUY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

G.M. No. 877

MICHAEL MOORE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016; and

G.M. No. 878

SHARON NARIMATSU,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Joel Guy, Michael Moore, and Sharon Narimatsu to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Joel Guy from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Waipa Foundation, Akamai Learning School, and four individuals.

Joel Guy is the owner of Grass Shack Productions, a multimedia production center he founded in 2003, which specializes in independent films and web-based videos for businesses. Prior to his current business, Mr. Guy was the owner and general manager of a full service bar and restaurant in Hanalei. He attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is a licensed realtor. Mr. Guy is active in numerous community service organizations, including the Kauai County Charter Review Commission, and serves as President of the Hanalei to Haena Community Association, and is past President of the Kauai North Shore Business Council. He represents the County of Kauai on the Commission.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Michael Moore from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Maui Tomorrow, and one individual.

Michael Moore is the Director of Marketing and President of Hoaloha Na Eha, Ltd., and has over thirty years of visitor industry management experience in all aspects of sales, marketing and public relations, and feasibility research and development of new products and venues. He attended Windham College in Putney, Vermont, and Boston University. Mr. Moore is active in numerous community and arts organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Maui Visitors Bureau, and Lahaina Restoration Foundation, and was honored as one of the "100 Outstanding Citizens of Maui County". He represents the County of Maui on the Commission.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Sharon Narimatsu from the Department of Accounting and General Services; Core Group One, Inc.; and two individuals.

Sharon Narimatsu has over twenty years of experience in administrative positions in government and the private sector, including serving as Deputy Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Vice Chancellor for Student and Community Affairs of the University of Hawaii Community Colleges. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii, with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. Ms. Narimatsu served as the first female president of the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce and is active in numerous community organizations, including Historic Hawaii Foundation, Aloha United Way, and the Rotary Club of East Honolulu, among others. She is an at-large representative 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