STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3131

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 339

 

 

 

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. 339, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Land Use Commission

 

G.M. No. 339

KYLE JAMES KALEO CHOCK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statements of the nominee, and finds Kyle James Kaleo Chock to have the necessary qualifications for the Land Use Commission.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Kyle James Kaleo Chock was submitted by two state agencies, one state commission, nine organizations, and sixteen individuals.  Testimony in opposition was submitted by one organization and three individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Mr. Chock presently serves as an at-large member of the Land Use Commission.  He received his Bachelor's degree in Education for Secondary Social Studies and his Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Mr. Chock is the Executive Director of The Pacific Resource Partnership.  He also serves on the Board of Directors for Lanakila Pacific, Child & Family Service, and the Kapolei Chamber of Commerce, and is an appointed member of the Legislative Federal Economic Stimulus Program Oversight Commission. 

 

     As a Land Use Commissioner, Mr. Chock examines the effects each petition may have on future generations and what alternatives may be available.  Mr. Chock believes that public participation is a successful and integral part of the Land Use Commission decision making process.  He cites examples of petitions heard on the Hawaii Memorial Park and the Waimanalo Gulch expansion, where community input was invaluable.  Mr. Chock gave specific examples to your Committee of his fair and balanced voice.

 

     Your Committee was impressed with the nominee and was satisfied that the nominee provided clear, straightforward answers to the questions presented. 

 

     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