STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3365

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 856, 857, 858

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation and International Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 856, 857, and 858, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hawai'i Sister State Committee

 

G.M. No. 856

ROMY CACHOLA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014;

 

G.M. No. 857

JILL CANFIELD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and

 

G.M. No. 858

JOSEPH TANAKA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Romy Cachola, Jill Canfield, and Joseph Tanaka to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Sister State Committee.

 

ROMY CACHOLA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Romy Cachola from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Mr. Cachola has a strong interest in further developing Hawaii as an international global leader.  He has a long and distinguished career in public service, including service in the House of Representatives and the Honolulu City Council.  Mr. Cachola has also given generously of his time to serve on boards of various community organizations that have a strong focus on education, environment, and inter-governmental relations.

 

JILL CANFIELD

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Jill Canfield from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies; and three individuals.

 

     Ms. Canfield has had a long and distinguished career in international relations and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council.  Ms. Canfield will bring a fresh perspective to the Hawaii Sister State Committee especially in the area of foreign affairs in the Asia-Pacific region.

 

     Ms. Canfield has been successfully administering the United States Department of State's International Visitor Leadership program, which the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council implements in Hawaii.  In addition she has worked in Beijing where she supervised Chinese and American teachers at four universities and coordinated programs for American college students.  She worked for three years at the University of Denver's Center for China-U.S. Cooperation where she served as project manager and liaison for visiting scholars from many Chinese academic institutions.  She has also been an Adjunct Professor teaching courses such as World Values and Culture in International Business and was also an English as a second language teacher.  Ms. Canfield is a member of the Center for International Business Education and Research Advisory Council to the Shidler School of Business, which helps to create better international business curricula, program development, and research opportunities.

 


JOSEPH TANAKA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Joseph Tanaka from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Mr. Tanaka has a long and distinguished career in public service, including as a member of the Hawaii State Senate where he chaired the Committee on Tourism and Economic Development.  Mr. Tanaka also served previously on the Maui County Council, where he served as Chair of Economic Development.  As a private businessman, Mr. Tanaka travelled extensively through Asia and Europe and has led business missions to countries in Asia and Europe.

 

     Mr. Tanaka's government service includes service on the

County Board of Water Supply; Hawaii Criminal Justice Committee; Mayor's Committee for the Betterment of Youth; Board of Directors, Maui Economic Opportunity; Board Of Directors, Maui Visitor's Bureau; Advisory Head, Family Community Leadership; and Board Of Directors, Maui Economic Business Development. 

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and International 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 Transportation and International Affairs,

 

 

 

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair