STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1796

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Island Burial Council, Islands of Kauai and Niihau

G.M. No. 612

MARK S. HUBBARD, S.P.H.R.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008;

G.M. No. 613

D. La FRANCE KAPAKA-ARBOLEDA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008;

G.M. No. 614

JOHN A.P. KRUSE,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008;

G.M. No. 615

SANDRA P. QUINSAAT,

for a term to expire 06-30-2008;

G.M. No. 616

LEIANA P. ROBINSON,

for a term to expire 06-30-2007; and

G.M. No. 617

PRESLEY V. WANN,

for a term to expire 06-30-2009,

begs leave to report as follows:

MARK S. HUBBARD, S.P.H.R. has worked for landowners and developers for thirty-one years and is currently associated with Grove Farm Company, Inc. on Kauai. Mr. Hubbard is also actively involved in a number of community organizations, including the Rotary Club of Kauai, Hale `Opio, and the Kauai Planning and Action Alliance. In addition, Mr. Hubbard has served on the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau since 2004 as an interim appointee.

Testimony in support of Mr. Hubbard was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

D. La FRANCE KAPAKA-ARBOLEDA works as the Community Resource Coordinator for the Island of Kauai for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. In addition, Ms. Kapaka-Arboleda is active in a number of community organizations, including Ka Hale Pono, a Family Education Center, where she serves as an advisor. Additionally, Ms. Kapaka-Arboleda has been serving on the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau as an interim appointee since 2004.

Testimony in support of Ms. Kapaka-Arboleda was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, a State Representative, and one individual.

JOHN A.P. KRUSE is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and is currently employed with the County of Kauai's Real Property Division as an Appraiser. Mr. Kruse is actively involved in a number of community organizations, including Kalai Wa`a O Kaua`i, a Polynesian voyaging society. In addition, Mr. Kruse has been serving on the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau since 2004 as an interim appointee.

Testimony in support of Mr. Kruse was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and one individual.

SANDRA P. QUINSAAT lives in the Koloa region of Kauai and works at the Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort and Spa in the Engineering Division. Ms. Quinsaat is also actively involved in a hula halau and is a member of Na Kalai Wa`a O Kaua`i, a Polynesian voyaging society. In addition, Ms. Quinsaat has been serving on the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau as an interim appointee since 2004.

Testimony in support of Ms. Quinsaat was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

LEIANA P. ROBINSON lives on the island of Niihau and is fluent in Native Hawaiian. Ms. Robinson's father is a minister for the only church on Niihau where all current burial ceremonies are held and thus Ms. Robinson is intimately familiar with Native Hawaiian culture and traditions. In addition, Ms. Robinson has been serving as an interim appointee on the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau since 2004.

Testimony in support of Ms. Robinson was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

PRESLEY V. WANN has worked for Koga Engineering and Construction on the Island of Kauai for the past twenty-three years. Mr. Wann has also served as an interim appointee to the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau since 2004.

Testimony in support of Mr. Wann was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee finds that based upon the experience, knowledge, and level of dedication to Native Hawaiian issues exhibited, each nominee would be an asset to the Island Burial Council for the Islands of Kauai and Niihau.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is 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 Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair