STAND. COM. REP. NO. 4085

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 632, 633, 634

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 632, 633, and 634, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission

G.M. No. 632	JILL KURAMOTO RANDALL, for a term to expire 06-30-2026;
G.M. No. 633	SUSAN BROWNE, for a term to expire 06-30-2026; and
G.M. No. 634	MICHAEL MARSHALL, for a term to expire 06-30-2026,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by Jill Kuramoto Randall, Susan Browne, and Michael Marshall for service on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

JILL KURAMOTO RANDALL

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Jill Kuramoto Randall from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and one individual.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Kuramoto Randall's experience and expertise in broadcast news and public relations qualify her to be nominated for appointment to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission. Ms. Kuramoto Randall received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from San Diego State University and Master of Science degree in Public Relations from Quinnipiac University. Ms. Kuramoto Randall has two decades of experience as a communications professional with expertise in strategic communication, media relations, and crisis management. She is currently the Chief Communications Officer and Client Development Director at RKT Media Hawaii LLC, managing internal and external communications to sustain the company's reputation for quality, accuracy, and customer satisfaction. She also serves as an Associate at Pineapple Tweed, LLC, where she provides strategic communications, media relations, and media training; engages in event planning; and promotes brand awareness. Her professional experience also includes working for the Hawaii State Senate as its Communications Director from 2015 to 2018, Chief Communications Officer for the Honolulu Board of Water Supply from 2014 to 2015, and Anchor and Reporter for KITV, Inc. from 1992 to 2014.

Your Committee finds that Ms. Kuramoto Randall's expertise and knowledge in strategic communications, event planning, and promotion of brand awareness will contribute greatly to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission in serving its mission to promote, perpetuate, and preserve culture and the arts in Hawaii. Your Committee therefore recommends that Jill Kuramoto Randall be appointed to serve on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

SUSAN BROWNE

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Susan Browne from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Browne's experience and expertise in arts education qualify her to be nominated for reappointment to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission. Ms. Browne received her Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Antioch University. She has been a lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education since 2015, providing guidance to participants of the Statewide Elementary Education Program who are studying to become elementary education teachers. Ms. Browne's professional experience also includes serving as the Education Director for the Maui Arts and Cultural Center from 1998 to 2016. Your Commission also notes that Ms. Browne has served for many years on the Hawai‘i ARTS FIRST partnership, a statewide arts education coalition coordinated by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Your Committee acknowledges that Ms. Browne has been serving on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission since 2018. Your Committee also notes the testimony of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts stating that Ms. Browne's knowledge and experience in arts education is unsurpassed and expressing gratitude for her contributions to the Foundation's mission to promote, preserve, and perpetuate culture and the arts for the people of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that Ms. Browne's expertise and dedication to the promotion of arts education in Hawaii will continue to be great assets to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission. Your Committee therefore recommends that Susan Browne be reappointed for service on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

MICHAEL MARSHALL

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Michael Marshall from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Professor Marshall's forty-five years of experience in university-level art education and expertise and knowledge as a distinguished professional artist qualify him to be nominated for appointment for service on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission. Professor Marshall received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from Yale University. After teaching at colleges and universities in Missouri and Washington for seven years, Professor Marshall settled in Hilo, Hawaii, and began teaching at the University of Hawaii Hilo's (UHH) Art Department in 1984. Professor Marshall has also been the recipient of countless recognitions and awards as an artist from various institutions, including the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, National Society of Arts and Letters, and Yale University. Your Committee also notes Professor Marshall's active engagement in a variety of university and community activities, including serving as the Chair of UHH's Art and Performing Art departments; volunteer Executive Director of the East Hawaii Cultural Center; Director of the UHH Campus Center Gallery; Executive Advisory to the UHH Committee for Excellence in Diversity Equity and Inclusion; board member of the Volcano Art Center; and Visual Art Consultant for the SPCA Art Advisory Selection Committee.

Your Committee further notes that section 9-2(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to have at least one member who is a resident of the County of Hawaii. As Professor Marshall resides in the County of Hawaii, his appointment to the Commission fulfills this statutory requirement.

Your Committee finds that Professor Marshall's extensive experience in teaching art at the university-level and expertise and knowledge as a distinguished professional artist will contribute greatly to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission. Your Committee therefore recommends that Michael Marshall be appointed for service on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair