STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2850

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 520, 521, 522

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development, Environment, and Technology, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 520, 521, and 522, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council

 

G.M. No. 520

JOANN INAMASU,

for a term to expire 06-30-2019;

 

G.M. No. 521

KALEOKALANI KURODA,

for a term to expire 06-30-2019; and

 

G.M. No. 522

LYN MCNEFF,

for a term to expire 06-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

JOANN INAMASU

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of JoAnn Inamasu from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Transportation.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Inamasu's experience as the Community Outreach Coordinator of Goodfellow Bros., Inc., commitment to public service, and proven leadership qualify her for appointment to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council.  Ms. Inamasu has prior experience that your Committee finds relevant to the position she is nominated to.  Specifically, that experience includes work as the former Director of Business Operations of Maui Stingrays/Hawaii Winter Baseball, Inc.; Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development of the County of Maui; and Governor's Representative for Maui.  She is also a former board member of the Maui County Workforce Investment Board, State Workforce Development Council, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, The Maui Farm, and Tourism Workforce Advisory Council.  Your Committee further finds that Ms. Inamasu has been appointed to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council based on her knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service.

 

KALEOKALANI KURODA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Kaleokalani Kuroda from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Kuroda's experience as a Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice-President of Strategic Planning and Analytics at HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, commitment to public service, and proven leadership qualify him for appointment to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Kuroda is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, International Institute of Business Analysis, and Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Kuroda has been appointed to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council based on his knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service.

 

LYN MCNEFF

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Lyn McNeff from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Trilogy Corporation.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. McNeff's experience as the Chief Executive Officer of Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., commitment to public service, and proven leadership qualify her for appointment to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council.  Your Committee notes that Ms. McNeff has been affiliated with the Head Start Association at the state, regional, and national level since 1997.  Your Committee further finds that Ms. McNeff has been appointed to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council based on her knowledge, experience, and commitment to public service.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development, Environment, and Technology 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 Economic Development, Environment, and Technology,

 

 

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair