STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1458

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 596, 597

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 596 and 597, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Land Use Commission

 

G.M. No. 596

THOMAS P. CONTRADES,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013; and

 

G.M. No. 597

NICHOLAS W. TEVES JR.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds Thomas P. Contrades and Nicholas W. Teves Jr. to have the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Land Use Commission.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Thomas P. Contrades was submitted by one Hawaii State House Representative, one state agency, one state commission, and the Kauai County Mayor.

 

     Rev. Contrades attended Chaminade University.  He is retired after twenty-two years as a Business Agent with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, Kauai Division.  Rev. Contrades is President of the Board for Na Kupaa O Kuhio, Vice President of the Aloha Council – Boy Scouts of America, an Advisory Board Member of Hale Opio Kauai, Inc., and a Lector and ordained Deacon of the Diocese of Hawaii for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  He currently serves on the Land Use Commission and satisfies the requirement that a member represent Kauai.

 

     Rev. Contrades received the Silver Beaver Award in 1994 from the Aloha Council – Boy Scouts of America, the George Meany Award in 1992 from the Boy Scouts of America National Council, the First Lady's Outstanding Volunteer Award for Hawaii in 1992, and the District Award of Merit – Kauai District from the Boy Scouts of America.  He has had extensive community involvement including as a member of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, as a Board member for Kauai Economic Opportunity, Inc., as a Board member for United Way of Kauai, and as Chair of the County of Kauai Planning Commission.  Rev. Contrades' strong professional and community background is of tremendous benefit to the Land Use Commission.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Nicholas W. Teves Jr. was submitted by one state agency and one state commission.  Testimony in opposition was submitted by one public citizen.

 

     Mr. Teves is presently employed as President and Electrical Contractor for Commercial Electric, Inc.  Mr. Teves is President of the Pacific Electrical Contractors Association and a Board member for the Sand Island Business Association.  He currently serves on the Land Use Commission and satisfies the requirement that a member represent Oahu. 

 

     Mr. Teves is a lifelong resident of Hawaii and is aware of the unique natural and cultural resources of Hawaii.  He is also a successful small businessman, who has operated through several full economic cycles.  Mr. Teves brings this important perspective to the Land Use Commission, and has demonstrated patience, competence, and an ability to balance efficiency and process.  He focuses on balancing protecting natural and cultural resources and promoting appropriate economic development.

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair