STAND. COM. REP. NO. 460

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 376, 381, 383

 

 

 

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 Nos. 376, 381, and 383, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai

 

G.M. No. 376

JAMES S. BALLAO M.ED.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013;

 

G.M. No. 381

SCOTT G. FISHER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013; and

 

G.M. No. 383

EDWARD H. KAAHUI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements by the nominees, and finds James S. Ballao, M.Ed., Scott G. Fisher, and Edward H. Kaahui to have the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Island Burial Council, islands of Maui and Lanai.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of James S. Ballao, M.Ed. was submitted by one state agency.

 

     Mr. Ballao received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and his Master's degree in Education from Walden University.  He currently serves as a member of the Island Burial Council for the islands of Maui and Lanai and satisfies the requirement of having a member representing the Wailuku District.  Mr. Ballao is certified as a Middle School and Secondary Education Teacher in Hawaiian Studies, Social Studies, and Mathematics, and is presently employed as an At-Risk High School Educator with the Comprehensive Student Alienation Program at the Department of Education.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Scott G. Fisher was submitted by one state agency and two public citizens. 

 

     Mr. Fisher received his Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Colorado State University, his Master's degree in Peace and Justice from the Earlham School of Religion, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Peace and Community Development Studies from the University of New England.  He currently serves as a member of the Island Burial Council for the islands of Maui and Lanai and satisfies the requirement of having a member representing the landowners and developers.  Mr. Fisher is presently employed as a Project Manager for the Maui Coastal Land Trust. 

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Edward H. Kaahui was submitted by one state agency.

 

     Mr. Kaahui received his Associates degree from Maui Community College, and spent thirty years working for Maui County.  He currently serves as a member of the Island Burial Council for the islands of Maui and Lanai and satisfies the requirement of having a member representing the Lahaina District.  Mr. Kaahui is presently retired from Maui County, operates the Olowalu Juice Stand, and is a taro farmer at Ukumehame Valley. 

 

     Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

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

 

 

 

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair