STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1786

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 305
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred Governor's Message No. 305, submitting for
study and consideration the nominations of:

ISLAND BURIAL COUNCIL, ISLAND OF HAWAI`I

     G.M. No. 305       CHARLES K. H. YOUNG and KEIKIALOHA
                        KEKIPI, for terms to expire June 30,
                        2003, 

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees,
your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are
volunteers, willing to serve without compensation, who will work
with compassion and commitment.  Your Committee further finds
that the nominees have been appointed based upon their
professional credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii
better through their participation on the Island Burial Council,
Island of Hawai`i to which they have been nominated.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted
testimony in support of both nominees.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:

     Charles K. H. Young, is founder and president of Native
Alternatives, Inc., an agricultural corporation specializing in
traditional Hawaiian plants.  Born and raised in Hawaii, he is a

 
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graduate of St. Louis High School and holds an undergraduate
degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  Mr. Young has been active
in Hawaiian issues for many years and is a member of the Native
Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, the Royal Order of Kamehameha, the
Kona Hawaiian Civic Club, as well as the treasurer for the Hawaii
Taro Growers Hui.  

     Keikialoha Kekipi, an entrepreneurial educator, has been a
member of the Council for the past four years.  His commitment to
historic preservation and the sensitive treatment of burial
sites, in particular, has made him a valued and conscientious
contributor to the deliberations of the Council.  Mr. Kekipi is a
lifelong resident of Hawaii and attended Hawaii Community College
and the University of Hawaii at Hilo.  He is active in a number
of community and Hawaiian organizations, and serves as a guide
and mentor for the school children in the Puna area in education
through traditional Hawaiian values.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the
background, character, 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, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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