STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2120

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 669

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 669, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lana'i

G.M. No. 669

DANE MAXWELL, for a term to expire 06-30-2021,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history and resume submitted by Dane Maxwell for service on the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lana‘i.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Mr. Maxwell from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and one individual.

Mr. Maxwell was born and raised on the island of Maui and attended the University of Hawai‘i Maui College which has provided him with an opportunity to gain a firm understanding of various issues on the islands of Maui and Lana‘i. Mr. Maxwell is a Cultural Specialist/Monitor at his business, CKM Cultural Resources, where he assists major developers with creating burial treatment plans and cultural impact statements and has gained expertise on the state and federal laws related to these processes. Mr. Maxwell also assists with proper Hawaiian cultural protocol for archaeological and inadvertent iwi finds and is a Cultural Specialist with the Maui Ocean Center. Mr. Maxwell was ordained as a Kahu by his grandfather, Charles Kauluwehi Maxwell, Sr., and also possesses the institutional knowledge of malama iwi passed down by his grandfather.

Mr. Maxwell and his ‘ohana carry a legacy of cultural and historic preservation in his moku. Mr. Maxwell attended Hawaiian language immersion school and learned hula at his ‘ohana hālau, Pukalani Hula Hale. Mr. Maxwell has been serving on the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lana‘i, for the past five years and leads the Council as its Vice Chair.

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