STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1092

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 477

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 477, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Directors of the Hawaii Tourism Authority

 

G.M. No. 477

RONALD K. WILLIAMS,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the statement submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Ronald K. Williams will work with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the functions related to tourism for the people of Hawaii.  Your Committee further finds that the nominee has been appointed based on his credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through his participation on the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to which he has been nominated.

 

     Your Committee received testimony supporting the nomination of Ronald K. Williams from McNeil Wilson Communications, the Polynesian Cultural Center, Leadership Works, LLC, Atlantis Submarines Hawaii, LLC, the Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaii, the Tourism Liaison of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the Ocean Tourism Coalition, MCA, Inc., Maui Visitors Bureau, Pleasant Holidays‑Hawaii, Cades Schutte, LLP, E Noa Corporation, and three individuals.

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism 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 Tourism,

 

 

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair