STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1628

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 774, 775

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 774 and 775, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Commission on Water Resource Management

 

G.M. No. 774

KAMANAMAIKALANI BEAMER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017; and

 

G.M. No. 775

MILTON PAVAO,

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 Kamanamaikalani Beamer and Milton Pavao to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Commission on Water Resource Management.

 

KAMANAMAIKALANI BEAMER

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Kamanamaikalani Beamer from the Department or Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Dean of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law, Dean of the Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Hawaiian Affairs Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and twenty individuals.

 

     Kamanamaikalani Beamer is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and received an Associate's degree from Marymount College, a Bachelor's degree with a double major in Hawaiian Studies and Philosophy from the University of Hawai‘i, a Master's degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Geography from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, and a First Nations Futures Institute Certificate from Stanford University.  He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Hui ‘Aina Momona Program, Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge and Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.  He currently serves as Director of the First Nations Futures Program, and has a wealth of research and teaching experience in Hawaiian studies and related land programs.  Your Committee notes his specialized skills in fluency in the Hawaiian language; lifetime of Hawaiian cultural training and practice; Hawaiian language composer and songwriter; and foundational knowledge of Hawaiian resources management principles and sustainability practices.

 

     Your Committee notes from the nominee's personal statement that three of his strongest qualities are diplomacy, open-mindedness, and an ability to work effectively as part of a team.  I am a straightforward person who acts with integrity.  Throughout my career, I have managed to work with different groups and achieve collaboration while bringing together units that had previously operated in silos.

 

MILTON PAVAO

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Milton Pavao from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; Department Of Water Supply County of Hawaii; Department of Water Supply County of Maui; Department of Water County of Kauai; Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation; William L. Moore Planning, Inc.; Dwyer Schraff Meyer Grant & Green; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.; Tom Nance Water Resource Engineering; Kobayashi Group, LLC; Ponoholo Ranch, Ltd.; and eleven individuals.

 

     Milton Pavao is a licensed engineer and received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Hawaii.  He was formerly with the Department of Water Supply, County of Hawaii for nearly forty years, and held various engineering positions, including Construction and Design Section Head and Manager and Chief Engineer.

 

     Your Committee notes from the personal statement of the nominee that he perceives his role and responsibilities as a member of the Commission on Water Resource Management to be a steward of the State's water resources.  He identifies his three best qualities as honesty, integrity, and transparency.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land 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 Water and Land,

 

 

 

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair