STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1574

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 741

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 741, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hawaiian Homes Commission

 

G.M. No. 741

KATHLEEN P. CHIN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the resume and responses to questions submitted by the nominee and finds Kathleen P. Chin to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Kathleen P. Chin from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Aha Moku Advisory Committee; Fun Factory, Inc.; Kaupea Homestead Association; and twenty-one individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Ms. Chin's background, experience, and dedication to public service qualify her for appointment to the Hawaiian Homes Commission.  Your Committee notes that Ms. Chin is a homesteader and that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands testified that she is often asked to serve as its representative at many events on Kauai.  Further, your Committee recognizes Ms. Chin's role as the Executive Administrator for the Chief Executive Officer and Board of the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative.  The knowledge and background she brings from that role will be a valuable asset to the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair