Bill
GM 695
Governor withdraws GM675 nomination for Kauai & Niihau Island Burial Council; no replacement announced; Senate informed.
GM695 — Informing the Senate of Withdrawal of GM675 (Kauai & Niʻihau Island Burial Council Nomination)
Overview
- Bill type: Governor’s Message (GM695), classified as a proclamation.
- Subject: Informing the Hawaii Senate that the Governor has withdrawn GM675, the nomination of Kalanikumai Ka Makaʻo Na Aliʻi Hanohano to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau.
- Status: Received by the Senate.
- Introduced/Filed: February 28, 2025 (the message itself bears the withdrawal dated February 27, 2025).
- Source/document: Executive Chambers letter from Governor Josh Green, M.D., to the Senate President and Members.
Purpose and key provisions
- Purpose: To formally inform the Senate that GM675 has been withdrawn. The withdrawal is made per the request of the nomineed individual, in accordance with Article V, Section 6 of the Hawaii State Constitution.
- Key action: The Governor withdraws the appointment GM675, Kalanikumai Ka Makaʻo Na Aliʻi Hanohano, Island Burial Council, Islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. No replacement nomination is announced in GM695.
- Legal basis: Withdrawal is asserted under the constitutional mechanism for executive appointments and withdrawals (Article V, Section 6).
Who is affected
- Nomination/Interested party: Kalanikumā Ka Makaʻo Na Aliʻi Hanohano (the individual previously nominated for the Island Burial Council, Kauaʻi and Niʻihau).
- Government and agency context: The letter is routed to the Senate with copies to relevant agencies and organizations involved in cultural and historic preservation:
- Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) – Dawn N.S. Chang, Chairperson
- Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) – Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira, CEO
- Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) – SHPO Jessica Puff (State Historic Preservation Administrator), Historic Preservation Division
- DLNR History & Culture Branch – Jordan V. Calpito, Acting Chief
- Affected governance area: Island Burial Council on Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, which oversees matters related to burial sites and related cultural preservation on those islands.
Procedural/timeline aspects
- Date of withdrawal: February 27, 2025 (Governor’s action, per GM675 withdrawal).
- Transmission to Senate: Governor’s Message dated February 28, 2025; GM695 filed/received by the Senate on February 28, 2025.
- Legislative action tracked: GM695 filed and received on the same date (February 28, 2025). There is no indication of further action on GM675 within GM695; the effect is simply the formal withdrawal of that nomination.
Notes
- The document reflects a formal compliance with constitutional procedures for withdrawal of an executive appointment by the Governor in response to a nominee’s request.
- The Governor’s letter does not propose a replacement nomination within GM695. Any future nomination or appointment would require a separate GM and Senate consideration.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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