STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3683

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 866

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 866, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Island Burial Council, Island Of Molokai

 

G.M. No. 866

FRANCES COBB-ADAMS,

for a term to expire 06-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Frances Cobb-Adams from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

 

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Cobb-Adams's personal and professional backgrounds are valuable assets and additions to the Island Burial Council.  In particular, your Committee notes that Ms. Cobb-Adams currently works for Kamehameha Schools as its Moloka‘i Resource Center Manager and as an Instructor of Hawaiian language and Hawaiian studies at the Molokai Education Center and previously worked at Nā Pua No‘eau, Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children.  Ms. Cobb-Adams speaks, reads, and writes the Hawaiian language, and testimony indicates that she deeply appreciates her Hawaiian heritage.  She has demonstrated substantial commitment, experience, and expertise in cultural preservation and perpetuation, including by employing traditional methods in food gathering and preparation, lei making, and ‘ōlelo, among other things.  Your Committee further finds that Ms. Cobb-Adams has been nominated for reappointment to the Island Burial Council as a representative for the geographic region of East Moloka‘i based on her knowledge, experience, and commitment to her community.

 

     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