STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1738

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 272
                                        




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

AQUATIC LIFE AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNTY OF KAUAI

     G.M. No. 272       DERYCK ISHIMOTO, JACK N. GUSHIKEN, and
                        ANTHONY KAUAHI, for terms to expire
                        June 30, 2003, 

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.  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 Aquatic Life and
Wildlife Advisory Committee, County of Kauai, to which they have
been nominated.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted
testimony in support of the three candidates as knowledgeable
representatives of the hunting and fishing constituencies on
Kauai.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:


 
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     Deryck Ishimoto, is the Body Shop Manager of Kauai Foreign
Cars, and attended Maui Community College.  A long-time Kauai
resident hunter and fisherman, he brings extensive expertise in
bow and arrow hunting to the Committee.  Mr. Ishimoto has
supported the archery hunters through testimony at public
hearings and meetings, and is an advocate of good conservation
practices.

     Jack N. Gushiken, Vice President for Operations of Kilauea
Agronomics, is a lifelong resident of Kauai and an active
fisherman.  He holds six world records from the International
Game Fishing Association, and ten state awards from Sports
Afield, as well as a freshwater record for Hawaii.  In addition
to his sports interests, Mr. Gushiken is also a member of the
Hawaii State Guava Association and the Farm Bureau.

     Anthony Kauahi, Field Superintendent for AMFAC Sugar
Company, is a long time hunter and fisherman.  As an active
hunter, he has many contacts with with hunters on both western
and eastern Kauai, and his extensive knowledge of the island will
be invaluable for the Committee.  Mr. Kauahi is also familiar
with government operations and procedures through his work with
AMFAC.

     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
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,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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