STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3609

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 608

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 608, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hawai'i Community Development Authority

 

G.M. No. 608

WEI FANG,

for a term to expire 06-30-2018,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Wei Fang to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA).

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Wei Fang from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; DOCOMOCO Hawaii; Historic Hawai‘i Foundation; Wai‘anae Community Re-Development Corporation; City and County of Honolulu Councilmember Trevor Ozawa; and eleven individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Fang is presently the Interim Director at the University of Hawaii Art Gallery and Founder and Director for Interisland Terminal.  She has previous work experience as a Project Manager and Consultant at the Judd Foundation, Business Manager for Philips de Pury & Co., and Curator of Education at the Contemporary Museum in Honolulu.  Ms. Fang is active in the community, owning and operating a small business in Kaka‘ako, volunteering at Kako‘o ‘Oiwi, and serving as an Interim Member of HCDA since 2015.  In her personal statement, Ms. Fang indicated that she finds great joy and challenge in service and community work and looks forward to making contributions to the Kaka‘ako, He‘eia, and Kalaeloa communities.  Your Committee finds that Ms. Fang's past experiences as a business owner, educator, and community member, as well as her commitment to serving the public, will be great assets to the HCDA.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing 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 Housing,

 

 

 

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BREENE HARIMOTO, Chair