STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2884

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 516, 523, 524, 525

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 516, 523, 524, and 525, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai

 

G.M. No. 516

JOHANNA KAMAUNU,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017;

 

G.M. No. 523

IRMALEE POMROY MALY,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017;

 

G.M. No. 524

KAPULANI ANTONIO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016; and

 

G.M. No. 525

DANE MAXWELL,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories and resumes submitted by the nominees and finds Johanna Kamaunu, Irmalee Pomroy Maly, Kapulani Antonio, and Dane Maxwell to possess the requisite commitment, sincerity, dedication, and qualifications to be nominated to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

JOHANNA KAMAUNU

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nominee from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Aha Moku Advisory Committee.

 

     Ms. Kamaunu has been an active teacher in the Department of Education's Hawaiian Studies Kupuna program for fourteen years.  She has trained under many prominent kumu and has been active in iwi preservation issues, testifying at burial council meetings for the past seven years.  Ms. Kamaunu strongly values the wishes of iwi descendants but also seeks balance and peaceful solutions to conflicting needs.  Her thorough knowledge of Hawaiian culture and history makes Ms. Kamaunu an ideal candidate for the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

IRMALEE POMROY MALY

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nominee from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Aha Moku Advisory Committee, Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association, and ten individuals.

 

     Ms. Maly has served as the principal researcher and projects manager for Kumu Pono Associates LLC, which she started with her husband in 1995.  As a researcher and project developer, Ms. Maly researches and documents Hawaiian traditions and history, and her company has published over one hundred Hawaiian ethnographic studies pertaining to Hawaii's communities, cultural practices, and treatment of iwi kupuna.  Among other things, she is considered a community expert in site preservation plans, cultural resource management plans, and burial treatment plans.  Ms. Maly's significant experience in ethnographic research and historic preservation throughout Hawaii makes her an exceptional candidate for the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

KAPULANI ANTONIO

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nominee from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and six individuals.

 

     Ms. Antonio earned a Bachelor's degree in Hawaiian Studies from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and a Master's degree in Pacific Islands Studies from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  She has served as an instructor of Hawaiian Studies for the University of Hawaii at Hilo, University of Hawaii Center Maui, and Maui Community College.  She currently teaches Hawaiian history at Kamehameha Schools in Maui to seniors and, as a fluent Hawaiian language speaker, has taught Hawaiian language at Kamehameha Schools Maui.  Ms. Antonio's strong foundation in Hawaiian studies and language, and her integrity and compassion for the care of the iwi kupuna make her an ideal candidate for the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

DANE MAXWELL

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nominee from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Pae Aina Communications, Maui Ocean Center, and three individuals.

 

     Mr. Maxwell is a Cultural Specialist/Monitor for his own business, CKM Cultural Resources, where he prepares cultural impact assessments and monitors construction projects in culturally sensitive areas.  He also served as a Cultural Specialist for the Maui Ocean Center.  Mr. Maxwell, along with his family, has been actively involved in historic preservation practices and protecting iwi kupuna since he was a child, and he learned proper reinterment procedures from his grandfather, Charles Kauluwehi Maxwell, Sr.  He is currently providing cultural consulting and monitoring work for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope project on the summit of Haleakala.  In his work, Mr. Maxwell is constantly presented with difficult situations respecting ancient burial sites.  His unique perspective and significant experience in working with iwi kupuna make Mr. Maxwell ideally suited to be a member of the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs 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 Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair