STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1624

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 783

 

 

 

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 No. 783, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hawai'i Historic Places Review Board

 

G.M. No. 783

WILLIAM SOUZA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds William Souza to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to serve on the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of William Souza from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Papa Ola Lokahi.

 

     Mr. Souza received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chaminade University.  Prior to Mr. Souza's retirement in 2005, he served as the Administrative Assistant for Hawaiian Affairs to the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Leeward Community College.  He also served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Corpsman (E-5) Sergeant.

 

     Mr. Souza previously served as the Chairman of the Hawaii Historical Places Review Board for one term.  Recently, Mr. Souza served as a Protocol Officer and High Chief of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I for visiting diplomats and consuls assigned to Hawaii.

 

     Based on the testimony submitted, your Committee finds that William Souza is exceptionally qualified to serve on the Hawaii Historic Places Review Board.  The nominee's background, knowledge, and skills will serve the Board and the people of Hawaii well.

 

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

 

 

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair