Governor Josh Inexperienced, MD | DLNR Press Launch – Incumbent President’s Case Honored by Hawaii State Senate, December 9, 2022

(HONOLULU) – As DLNR President Suzanne Case ready to guide her final assembly as President of the State Board of Lands and Pure Sources (BLNR), she was shocked when a lot of his management workforce and Senator Lorraine Inouye entered the room.

Case completes her second time period as President of the DLNR/BLNR on the finish of December, leaving a legacy of large achievement within the safety and preservation of pure and cultural assets throughout the state.

Senator Inouye, who chairs the Senate Land and Water Committee, mentioned it was uncommon for the physique to honor an outgoing division head, however given Case’s observe file of advancing the DLNR, it was uncommon for the physique to honor an outgoing division head. acts of applicable recognition.

Chair Case obtained a big framed certificates, after Senator Inouye detailed a protracted listing of accomplishments, board service and awards throughout her almost eight years on the helm of the DLNR.

For 28 years, previous to becoming a member of DLNR, Case held management positions at The Nature Conservancy, together with serving as Govt Director of the Hawai’i Program from 2001 till she joined DLNR in 2015. Throughout her tenure at TNC, she has applied dozens of initiatives in quite a few western states. and throughout the Pacific.

Along with serving as chair of the DLNR and BLNR, she is chair of the State Fee on Water Sources Stewardship, co-chair of the Governor’s Sustainable Hawai’i Initiative, Adaptation Fee and Hawai’i Local weather Mitigation, Hawai’i Invasive Species Committee, and as a member of the Hawai’i Board of Agriculture and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Fee.

Inouye mentioned Case has centered on good governance, transparency and inclusion, offering management on watershed safety, marine administration, biosecurity, meals safety and renewable vitality initiatives. .

In her function as President of the DLNR, Case oversees eleven divisions and 4 workplaces with a mixed workers of almost 1,000 individuals. DLNR divisions handle nearly every thing associated to pure and cultural assets in Hawai’i.

• forestry and wildlife
• coastal regulation
• water assets
• historic preservation
• boating and ocean recreation
• software of conservation
• State Parks

After receiving recognition from the Senate, Case mentioned right this moment was very emotional, serving as chairman for the ultimate time of the land board. “It’s a nice honor and I’ve so loved working with you (Senator Inouye), in addition to all members of the Senate and the Legislature. I’m so pleased that our workforce has been so profitable in working with the Senate and the Home. It solely works properly once we can all discuss to one another, respectfully disagree once we disagree, work laborious and attempt to work by means of the variations,” Case commented.

Resulting from her service as president of the Land Board, Case is restricted to 2 consecutive phrases. His final day with DLNR is December 31.

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(All photos/movies courtesy of DLNR)

HD Video – Outgoing DLNR President’s case honored by State Senate (December 9, 2022)

Images – Case of outgoing DLNR President honored by State Senate (December 9, 2022):

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Transcript of Senate certificates: connected

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