STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1829

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 181
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred Governor's Message No. 181, submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

CREDIT UNION ADVISORY BOARD

     G.M. No. 181       WAYNE M. SHINTANI, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2000,

                        PATRICK PETTI, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2002, and

                        RALPH Y. FUJINAKA and MILTON W.Y. LUM,
                        for terms to expire June 30, 2003,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the resume and other background information
submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the nominees
have a unique range of skills, abilities, and experiences that
are assets to the positions to which the nominees are being
appointed.

     Wayne M. Shintani holds a Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration from University of Hawaii, and a Master's degree
in Business Administration from Hawaii Pacific University.  He is
the Assistant Manager for Oahu One Credit Union, and was the
Branch Manager for Associates Financial Services.  


 
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     Patrick Petti holds a Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and an
Associate Degree in accounting from Hilo Commercial College.  He
is currently President of JCC Credit Union in Hilo.  He
previously served as an accountant with Big Island Educational
FCU, office manager for Orchid Island Hotel, office manager for
Amfac, Inc., and part-time treasurer/manager for Amfac Hilo
Employees FCU.  He is a member of the Big Island Credit Union
Managers Association, Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of
Hawaii, Portugese Chamber of Commerce, and Big Island Chefs &
Purveyors Association.

     Ralph Y. Fujinaka is a graduate of Kapaa High School and
Kauai Technical School.  He is currently with the Lihue Credit
Union.  He is Director of Hawaii Impulse Systems, Inc., and
Treasurer for the Hanapepe Hongwanji Mission.      

     Milton W.Y. Lum is a graduate of Linfield College and
Punahou High School.  He is currently with the Hawaii Central
Credit Union and is a member of the Credit Union Executives
Society.  His past employment is with Hawaii National Bank.

     The Hawaii Credit Union League testified in favor of all the
nominees.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to
this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the
background, character, experience, and qualifications of the
nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the
positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate
advise and consent to the nominations.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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