STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3497

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 504, 505

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 504 and 505, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Land Use Commission

G.M. No. 504	AARON MAHI, for a term to expire 6-30-2014.; and
G.M. No. 505	AARON MAHI, for a term to expire 6-30-2018,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Aaron Mahi to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Land Use Commission.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Aaron Mahi from the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism; Office of Planning; Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club; Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club; Ko‘olau Foundation; and one individual.

     Aaron Mahi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from the University of Hartford.  He also completed Orchestral Conducting at the University of Loma Linda.  Mr. Mahi is currently an Assistant Cultural Specialist with the Partners in Development Foundation, as well as a Cultural Consultant for the Malama ‘Aina Foundation.  He served as the Royal Hawaiian Band Bandmaster from 1981 to 2005 and as Associate Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra from 1989 to 1997.

     Mr. Mahi's background in Hawaiian culture and the arts will provide the Land Use Commission with a unique blend of skills to further the mission and objectives of the Commission with cultural sensitivity.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land 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 and Land,

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair