STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2846

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 506

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 506, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

 

G.M. No. 506

JOSHUA KAAKUA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Joshua Kaakua from the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission, Aha Moku Advisory Committee, Protect Kaho‘olawe Ohana, and thirteen individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Kaakua's experience as the Director of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa College of Engineering Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program, commitment to public service, and proven leadership qualify him for appointment to the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Kaakua is the Coordinator of the Minority Engineering Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa; has ten years of management experience planning, designing, and implementing collaborative, high performing, and results-oriented Native Hawaiian education programs within the University of Hawai‘i System with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and has expertise in Native Hawaiian education, research and statistics, culture-based frameworks, pedagogy, and assessment.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Kaakua has been appointed to the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission as a member of Protect Kaho‘olawe Ohana based on his knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service.

 

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

 

 

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair