Former Grove Farm exec to run DLNR - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Allan A. Smith, who recently retiree as senior vice presidentof Kauai-based Grove Farm, will head the departmen t and also serve as interim chairmam of the Board of Land and Natural Resourcesx until Lingle names a permanent replacement for Young. Yountg was denied reconfirmation bya 15-8 vote in the statd Senate on April 24. Bob Masuda, the department'ds deputy director who oversees the Bureauof Conveyances, is also leavingv his post on May 30, Lingle's office said on Lingle, meanwhile, named Young interim deputy with the state Watere Commission, a vacant exempt position withinm his former department.
Youngy will also assist Smith with the transitionh and take over some of the administrativre duties handledby Masuda. Lingle said she appreciated Smith's willingness to run the department whilesa 30-member search committee, which will be chairec by Young, looks for a permanenft director. "Allan's history of leadership experiencd in land management and agribusiness will ensure a seamlesws transition as DLNR continues to workwith Hawaiian, cultural, business, and agricultural groupz to protect, manage and enhance Hawaii'x natural and cultural resources," she said in a statement.
a Kauai native, was responsible for managingyGrove Farm's 40,000 acrese on Kauai and directed the company's land construction and rock quarrying and crushinhg businesses. Smith also administered the company'ws agro-forestry and diversified agricultural leases, and oversaw Grove Farm's commercial and industrial properties activities, according to a news releasd from Lingle's office. Smituh also worked for Inc.
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