STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1564

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 703, 704

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 703 and 704, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Kokee State Park Advisory Council

G.M. No. 703	MADELINE GUYETT, for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and
G.M. No. 704	MADELINE GUYETT, for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Madeline Guyett to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Kokee State Park Advisory Council.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Madeline Guyett from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and two individuals.

     Madeline Guyett graduated from California State University at Long Beach.  She is currently the Accounting Manager for Hanalei Land Company LLC.

     The nominee was appointed on an interim basis in 2014 to the Kokee State Park Advisory Council and previously served as Treasurer of the Save Kokee Board of Directors.

     Madeline Guyett finds peace, beauty, and inspiration in Kokee, which is home for her and her ohana.  She goes to Kokee State Park to learn and experience Ke Akua's bountiful blessings, hike in the natural landscape of the forests, and observe the many birds and other wildlife.  She would like to keep Kokee's unique and natural beauty for others and future generations to enjoy.

     Your Committee notes Ms. Guyett's written testimony in response to a question of why she would like to be a member of the Kokee State Park Advisory Council:  "I would like to be a member of the KAC to participate and represent the many voices of our community while the approved master plan for Koke‘e State Park moves forward.  I have been part of the evolution of the master plan and that as a community, we have worked with the State to honor the park and support the [Department of Land and Natural Resources'] efforts to make necessary improvements without compromising the fragile wilderness.  The council worked carefully with the State to make revisions that satisfied all, with minimal exceptions.  I have been present at many council meetings throughout this process."

     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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LAURA H. THIELEN, Chair