Suzanne Case
Suzanne Case was the Hawaii Chairperson of Land and Natural Resources. Case assumed office in 2015. Case left office on December 31, 2022.
Governor David Ige (D) appointed Case to the position on April 7, 2015. Case was confirmed for the appointment by the Hawaii State Senate on April 24. She replaced Carty Chang, who served as interim chairperson since January 1, 2015.[1][2]
Biography
Case is a native of Hilo, Hawaii, and a 1974 Punahou School graduate. She began her undergraduate studies at Williams College and completed a B.A. in history at Stanford University. After Stanford, Case remained in California to attend Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.
Prior to her appointment as chair of the state land and natural resources commission, Case worked for The Nature Conservancy and spent 14 years as the Hawaii Program's executive director. Her experience serving The Nature Conservancy covered nearly three decades, during which time she managed major land acquisitions, community restoration initiatives, and other projects related to land and resource preservation in the state of Hawaii.[3]
Education
- Waiakea-Kai Elementary School
- Keaukaha Elementary School
- Punahou School (1974)
- Williams College (Attended)
- B.A. in history - Stanford University
- J.D. - Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco
Political career
Hawaii Chairperson of Land and Natural Resources (2015–2022)
Case served as chairperson from April 2015 to December 2022. She was appointed to the statewide position by Gov. Ige.[4] The chairperson heads the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources, a seven-person state body responsible for conserving and managing Hawaii's natural resources. The chairperson is the board's executive and directly manages the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, the agency responsible for implementing the board's policies.
Appointments
2015
On April 7, 2015, Case was appointed chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources by Gov. David Ige (D). Senators voted 23-0 to approve Case's appointment on April 24.[1]
Ige's initial choice for the position was Carleton Ching, but the nomination was met with opposition from local groups concerned about Ching's background as a developer. Convinced that Ching's nomination would be rejected by the state senate, Ige withdrew Ching's name from contention and tapped Case for the appointment.[5][6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Pacific Business News, "Hawaii Senate confirms Suzanne Case to lead state land agency," April 26, 2015
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Senate Panel Approves of Suzanne Case for Land Board, "April 18, 2015
- ↑ State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resource Management, "The Commission: Suzanne D. Case, Chairperson," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedkhon - ↑ Pacific Business News, "Groups urge Hawaii Gov. David Ige to withdraw Ching nomination to DLNR," January 26, 2015
- ↑ West Hawaii Today, "Groups oppose Ige's land and natural resources nominee," January 26, 2015
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