STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1719

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 202
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 202, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY

     G.M. No. 202       SHARI W. CHANG, MARK ROLFING, KEITH,
                        VIEIRA, and RON WRIGHT, for terms to
                        expire June 30, 2000; and

                        GARY J. BALDWIN, W. DAVID P. CAREY III,
                        GILBERT M. KIMURA, DIANE S. QUITIQUIT,
                        JOHN LINN REED, and ROY TOKUJO, for terms
                        to expire June 30, 2002,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees,
your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are
volunteers, 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
nominees have been appointed based upon their professional
credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better
through their participation on the board of directors of the
Hawaii Tourism Authority to which they have been nominated.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the
aforementioned nominees from the Department of Business, Economic

 
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Development, and Tourism, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the
Visitor Industry Coalition, and one individual.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:

     Shari W. Chang is Senior Vice President of Sales and
Marketing, Castle Resorts & Hotels, and she has served in various
executive capacities with Island Holidays Tour and Aston Hotels
and Resorts.  Ms. Chang was selected to be the first person from
Hawaii recognized nationally as one of the Top 100 Most Powerful
Women in Travel in 1996, and has been honored as one of the Top
200 Women in Travel for 1997 and 1998.  Ms. Chang's nomination
was supported by six individuals.

     Mark Rolfing is President of Rolfing Sports, Inc., is a
network golf analyst, and has provided commentary for over a
dozen golf championships each year on NBC.  A Maui resident since
1976, he also serves as campaign director for the Maui Community
Arts & Cultural Center.  Mr. Rolfing's nomination was supported
by the Maui Visitors Bureau and one individual.

     Keith Vieira is Vice President, Director of Operations-
Hawaii, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., and oversees
the operations and marketing for the nine Sheraton properties in
Hawaii, as well as the Sheraton Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
Mr. Vieira has over twenty-five years of experience in Hawaii and
has served on numerous travel industry organizations.  Mr.
Vieira's nomination was supported by the Hawaii Activities and
Tours Association and one individual.

     Ron Wright is Managing Director, Sales and Marketing-Hawaii,
Continental Airlines, a company he has been associated with for
thirty years.  Mr. Wright was instrumental in negotiating a
partnership with the State of Hawaii and Continental, which
resulted in a new maintenance facility at the Honolulu
International Airport.  He is active in a number of
organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club and Pacific
Asian and Affairs Council, and was past president of the Hawaii
Chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association.

     Gary J. Baldwin is President of the Kauai Economic
Development Board and has an extensive entrepreneurial business
background in Hawaii.  He is a member and past chair of the
County of Kauai Planning Commission and vice chair of the Kaua`i
Business Council, and was awarded the Kauai Chamber of Commerce
Aloha Spirit Award in 1993.  Mr. Baldwin's nomination was
supported by the Kaua`i Business Council, Kauai Electric and
Citizens Utilities Company, and three individuals.

 
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     W. David P. Carey III is President and CEO, Outrigger
Enterprises, Inc., where he oversees operations of more than
10,000 rooms and suites throughout Hawaii, the Pacific, and the
U.S. mainland.  He is a member of numerous business
organizations, including the Hawaii Business Roundtable, the
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the American Bar Association, and
the Young President's Organization.  Mr. Carey's nomination was
supported by the Hawaii Activities and Tours Association.

     Gilbert M. Kimura is Regional Sales Manager, Japan Air
Lines, where he began his career in 1964.  He is also a member of
the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and the Japanese Chamber of
Commerce, serving on its board of directors from 1995-1998.  Mr.
Kimura's nomination was supported by the Japan-Hawaii Economic
Council, Japan Airlines, JTB Hawaii, Inc., and three individuals.

     Diane S. Quitiquit is Director, Research and Development for
the County of Hawaii.  She began her career twenty-one years ago
with AMFAC Hotels and Resorts, has served on the University of
Hawaii Strategic Planning Committee, and the Five Mountain
Medical Community Committee, among others.  Ms. Quitiquit
received the Woman of the Year Award from the Hawaii Federation
of Business and Professional Women in 1996.  Ms. Quitiquit's
nomination was supported by the Big Island Visitors Bureau,
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, and two individuals.

     John Linn Reed is President of Pacific Retail Development,
DFS USA Region, and has been with DFS since 1978.  He has been
involved with an extensive number of community and business
organizations, and is currently Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Variety School of Hawaii, President of the Board of
Trustees of the Public Schools Foundation of Hawaii, and 1998
Campaign Chairman for Aloha United Way, among many others.  Mr.
Reed's nomination was supported by the Hawaii Activities and
Tours Association.

     Roy Tokujo is President and CEO of Cove Marketing, Inc., and
a thirty-four year veteran of the restaurant and entertainment
business in Hawaii.  In addition to his work in the tourism
industry, he has served as chair of the board of the Hawaii
Visitors and Convention Bureau and was a member of the Governor's
Economic Revitalization Task Force.  Mr. Tokujo's nomination was
supported by the Hawaii Activities and Tours Association.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development 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

 
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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 Economic
                                   Development,



                                   ______________________________
                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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