STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3676

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 832

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. 832, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board Of Land And Natural Resources

G.M. No. 832

THOMAS OI, for a term to expire 06-30-2020,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Thomas Oi to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Thomas Oi from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Aha Moku Advisory Committee, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, and four individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Oi's experience as the owner of Tommy Oi, Land Surveyor, LLC; commitment to public service; and proven leadership qualify him to be nominated for reappointment to the Board of Land and Natural Resources.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Oi has served as a member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources since 2014, is the former Kauai District Land Agent for the Land Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and has worked as a Land Boundary Surveyor in the Land Survey Division of the Department of Accounting and General Services and within multiple branches of the Department of Transportation.  He is a member of the Hawaii Land Surveyors Association; Kaua‘i Sanshin Club; Lihue Hongwanji Mission; Hui Alu Inc., Hawaii United Okinawa Association; and the Chair of the East Kaua‘i Soil Conservation District Association.  Based on Mr. Oi's knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service, your Committee finds that Mr. Oi will continue to be an asset to the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

     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