Governor Josh Green today announced several appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions.

Commission on Water Resource Management

Moses Kalei Nahonoapiʻilani Haia III has been appointed to the Commission on Water Resource Management, pending Senate confirmation.

Haia brings nearly 30 years of experience as an attorney focused on the protection and lawful management of Hawaiʻi’s public trust resources. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively on cases involving water, land and natural resource stewardship, ensuring agencies fulfill their responsibilities under state law.

Juanita Reyher-Colon has been appointed to the Commission on Water Resource Management, pending Senate confirmation.

Reyher-Colon serves as executive director of the Hawaiʻi Rural Water Association, where she has led statewide efforts to strengthen water and wastewater systems serving small, rural and underserved communities. With more than two decades of experience in water system operations, workforce development, emergency preparedness and source water protection, she brings a community-centered and culturally grounded approach to water governance. She currently serves as a commissioner on the Maui County Board of Water Supply and has held national leadership roles in the American Water Works Association.

 

Hawaiʻi Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity

Jason Moniz was appointed on Nov. 28, 2025, to the Hawaiʻi Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity.

Moniz is a veterinarian and Hawaiʻi Island cattle rancher who retired after 38 years with the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division, where he managed the Animal Disease Control Branch. He currently serves as vice president of the Hawaiʻi Cattlemen’s Council and has been active with the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau and 4-H Livestock Council.

 

Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission

Moya Davenport Gray has been appointed to a four-year term on the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission, succeeding outgoing Commissioner Beverley D. Tobias.

Gray is a retired attorney with more than three decades of public service, including leadership of the Office of Information Practices, service as a Senate committee attorney for Judiciary and Ways and Means and executive nonprofit leadership. She has also served on the Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission and has been a longtime advocate for transparency, accountability and good governance.