STAND. COM. REP. NO. 909

                                    Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                      , 1999

                                    RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 180
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred
Governor's Message No. 180, submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION

     G.M. No. 180     JUNE K. MOTOKAWA, for a term to expire June
                      30, 2003;

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominee, your
Committee finds that the aforementioned nominee is a volunteer,
willing to serve without compensation, and will work with
compassion and commitment to assist in administering various
government functions.  Your Committee further finds that the
nominee has been appointed based upon her professional
credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better
through her participation on the commission to which she has been
nominated. 

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominee:

     June Motokawa holds a B.S. degree in elementary education
from Pittsburg State University and has completed graduate work
in special education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  She
has served as president of the Hawaii State Teachers Association
and has volunteered with community organizations such as

 
 
 
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America's Promise Hawaii, the American Lung Association, and the
American Cancer Association.

     Testimony in support of the nominee was submitted to your
Committee by:  Hawaii Civil Rights Commission; Hawaii State
Teachers Association; Hawaii Women's Political Caucus; the
Director of Student-Equity, Excellence and Diversity program at
the University of Hawaii at Manoa; Hawaii State Commission on the
Status of Women; ILWU Local 42; and Hawaii State AFL-CIO.  All
testimony unanimously supported the nomination of Ms. Motokawa by
indicating that she has a distinguished track record in public
service and has the insight and the understanding of human civil
rights that highly qualify her for the position to which she has
been nominated.

     Your Committee diligently questioned the nominee about her
role on the specific commission to which she has been nominated
and believes that the nominee adequately responded to the
Committee's inquiries. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee, after full consideration of the background, character,
experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the
nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and
recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary,



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair