STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2772

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 316

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 316, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Legacy Land Conservation Commission

 

G.M. No. 316

KAIWI NUI YOON,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Kaiwi Nui Yoon to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Legacy Land Conservation Commission.

 

     Testimony in support of Kaiwi Nui Yoon was submitted by two state agencies, two private organizations, and one individual.

 

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

 

     Kaiwi Nui Yoon is currently Project Coordinator, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and is responsible for preservation and interpretive development of significant archaeological and cultural resources in North Halawa Valley and the Luluku Discontinuous Archaeological District.  In addition to his work at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, he has also served as the Director of Cultural Affairs for The Festival Companies, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, and acted as a liaison with the native Hawaiian community for many years.  Mr. Yoon is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and is a native Hawaiian cultural practitioner.  He is active in numerous native Hawaiian organizations and the Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association.  Mr. Yoon is a reappointment to the Commission, where he has led the Commission and the Legacy Land Conservation Program in incorporating native Hawaiian knowledge and participation into the application process in an appropriate and respectful way, and his reappointment will continue to benefit the Commission and its work.

 

     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