STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1848

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 273
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred Governor's Message No. 273, submitting for
study and consideration the nomination of:

BARBERS POINT NAVAL AIR STATION REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

     G.M. No. 273       RICK EGGED, for a term to expire June 30,
                        2000, 

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the qualifications and other background
information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that
Rick Egged is the President of the Waikiki Improvement
Association (WIA), a two hundred fifty member private, nonprofit
organization focusing on the physical revitalization of Waikiki.

     As President of the WIA, Mr. Egged's responsibilities
include legislative and community-related matters, bringing
together public and private sectors on a range of issues, zoning
and land use planning, improving and expanding Waikiki's beaches
and parks, and providing a safe and friendly pedestrian
experience in the Waikiki area.  Mr. Egged provides guidance to
the WIA subcommittees and is a member of the Mayor's Waikiki
Advisory Task Force and the Waikiki Watershed Improvement
Project.

     Prior to working at the WIA, Mr. Egged was Director of the
Office of Planning with responsibility for land use issues
statewide.  In 1996, Mr. Egged was named Chair of the Barbers

 
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Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission in his capacity
as Director of Planning.  Mr. Egged also served as the Director
of the Office of Tourism, Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism, from 1991-1996.

     Testimony in favor of the nomination was received from the
Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the
Kaneohe Ranch Company, Ltd., and a private citizen.

     Your Committee members diligently questioned the nominee
regarding his vision of the purpose and charge of the Barbers
Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission.  Based on this
discussion, your Committee believes that the nominee will
continue to be an asset to the work of the Commission.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs 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 Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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