STAND. COM. REP. NO. 854

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 384

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 384, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai

 

G.M. No. 384

JONAH KEEAUMOKU KAPU,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Jonah Keeaumoku Kapu to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Island Burial Council for the islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Jonah Keeaumoku Kapu was submitted by one state agency and one individual.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     According to testimony, Mr. Kapu is an active community leader and Hawaiian cultural practitioner, who brings traditional cultural diversity to the Island Burial Council for the islands of Maui and Lanai.  In addition to currently serving on the Island Burial Council for the islands of Maui and Lanai, Mr. Kapu is an Advisor/Chief Counsel to the Na Papa Kanaka O Puukohola Heiau; a member of the National Association for Interpretation; Director of Hui O Waa Kaulua; Director and Founder of Kuleana Kuikahi, LLC, which protects historic sites, properties, and environment; and Cultural Consultant and Founder of Hawaiian Outreach Economic Association Inc., which revitalizes ancient fishponds, sites, and reconstruction of traditional waterways.  Mr. Kapu has also previously served a five-year term on the Maui County Cultural Resources Commission, including one year as Vice Chairperson on the West Pacific Fisheries Management Council; and as a Cultural Consultant for the Friends of Mokuula.  He has also completed various seminars and trainings relating to cultural affairs.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Kapu's extensive community involvement and activities as a cultural practitioner make him an excellent candidate to continue serving on the Island Burial Council for the islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and 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 Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair