STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1652

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 658, 679

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Technology and the Arts, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 658 and 679, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission

G.M. No. 658	JOEL GUY, for a term to expire 6-30-2017; and
G.M. No. 679	SHERMAN WARNER, for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

begs leave to report as follows:

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

JOEL GUY

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Joel Guy from the Department of Accounting and General Services, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and two individuals.

     Mr. Guy received his Communications degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

     Mr. Guy is the Owner of Grass Shack Productions, a multimedia production center.  Previously, Mr. Guy worked for Representative Hermina Morita and as the owner of a restaurant.

     Mr. Guy currently serves as Commissioner of the Kauai County Charter Review, President of Hanalei to Haena Community Association, and member of the Waipa Commercial Kitchen Advisory Council.  Mr. Guy's past community service includes serving as President of the Kauai North Shore Business Council and member of Governor Abercrombie's Advisory Committee.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Guy's professionalism, knowledge, entrepreneurial success, and experience filming documentaries qualify him for appointment to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

SHERMAN WARNER

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Sherman Warner from the Department of Accounting and General Services, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Mayor of Hawaii County, and ten individuals.

     Mr. Warner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

     Mr. Warner co-founded Dodger Theatre, an award-winning, non‑profit theatre company.  Over the past twenty years, Mr. Warner has produced more than two dozen Broadway shows.  Mr. Warner has managed theaters in New York City, Las Vegas, and Cincinnati.  Mr. Warner is the President of the Board of Directors of the Waimea Community Association and West Hawaii Meditation Center.

     Mr. Warner expressed his belief in the importance of arts in education.  Mr. Warner stated that one of his goals as a member of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission is to increase exposure to the arts for individuals and communities.

     Based on the testimony submitted, your Committee finds that Mr. Warner is exceptionally qualified to serve on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.  The nominee's background, knowledge, and experience will serve the Commission and public well.

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

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair