STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1730

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 443

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Business and Economic Development, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 443, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Community-Based ECONOMIC Development Advisory Council

G.M. No. 443

STEPHANIE S.H. CRIVELLO,

for a term to expire 06-30-2009,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee received testimony in support of the appointment of STEPHANIE S.H. CRIVELLO to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Molokai Properties Limited; and seven individuals.

Ms. Crivello is a lifelong Hawaii resident who graduated from Molokai High School and attended the College of Commerce Business School. She retired as the island manager for Molokai/Lanai after working more than thirty years at GTE Hawaiian Tel/Verizon Telecommunications. Ms. Crivello is actively involved in community service on Molokai, where she sits on the Board of Directors of Na Puuwai Hawaiian Health Systems, Friends for Molokai High and Intermediate Schools, and Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development. She is a member of the Maui County Board of Water Supply Commission, as well as the past president of both the Molokai High School PTA and the Molokai Enterprise Community Governance Board. She presently serves as the Interim Executive Director of the Molokai Enterprise Community nonprofit organization. In response to questions posed by your Committee, Ms. Crivello demonstrated her commitment to the people of Molokai and to developing viable community-based projects to promote community ownership of economic development.

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds the nominee to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Business and Economic Development 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 Business and Economic Development,

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WILL ESPERO, Chair