STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3479

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 700

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 700, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hawaiian Homes Commission

 

G.M. No. 700

DAVID KAAPU,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds David Kaapu to possess the requisite commitment, sincerity, dedication, and qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaiian Homes Commission as a West Hawaii representative.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of David Kaapu from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club, and seven individuals.

 

     Mr. Kaapu earned a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii and a Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University.  For more than twenty years, he has been a solo practitioner of law in Kailua-Kona with a focus on Business Law, Trusts and Estates, Land Use Law, Quiet Title, and general litigation.  He has served on the Board of the Hawaii State Bar Association and also as the Vice President and President of the West Hawaii Bar Association.  He currently serves as a Director for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation for the West Hawaii Region and the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii.  Mr. Kaapu is a well-respected member of the community with a wealth of professional experience that will be an asset to the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair