STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1736

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 270
                                        




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. 270, submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

     G.M. No. 270       PETER B. H. KIM, 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.  Your Committee further finds that the
nominee has been appointed based upon his professional
credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better
through his participation on the board of the Aloha Tower
Development Corporation to which he has been nominated.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominee:

     Peter B. H. Kim, President of Yummy Management Co., Inc., is
a graduate of the University of Alabama and attended the
University of Hawaii, as well.  Under his leadership, Yummy
Management is responsible for twenty-one restaurants in Hawaii,
and Mr. Kim was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998 by Ernst
and Young.  His company also received the Minority Service Firm

 
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of the Year award in 1996.  In addition to his business
expertise, Mr. Kim is fluent in both written and spoken Korean.

     Testimony in support of Mr. Kim's nomination was received
from the Aloha Tower Development Corporation.

     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
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 Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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