STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2786

                                    Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                      , 2000

                                    RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 152
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred
Governor's Message No. 152, submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION

     G.M. No. 152     ALLICYN HIKIDA TASAKA, for a term to expire
                      June 30, 2004;

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statement submitted by the nominee, your
Committee finds that the aforementioned nominee is a volunteer,
is 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
nominee has been appointed based upon her professional
credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better
through her participation on the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominee:

     Allicyn Hikida Tasaka holds a B.A. degree in communications
from the University of Washington, and currently is the executive
director for the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women.
She is a member of several professional and community
affiliations including:  the Asian American Journalists
Association; the International Association of Business
Communicators; the Public Relations Society of America, Hawaii
Chapter; the Hawaii Society for Health Care Marketing and Public

 
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Relations; Hawaii Association of Broadcasters; the Japanese
American Citizens League, Honolulu Chapter; the American Civil
Liberties Union, Hawaii Chapter; and the Aloha United Way.

     Testimony in support of the nominee was submitted by:  U.S.
Congressman Abercrombie; U.S. Congresswoman Mink; the Office of
the Lieutenant Governor; members of the State House of
Representatives; members of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission;
members of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women;
the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; the State
Department of Public Safety; the Department of Community Services
for the City and County of Honolulu; the University of Hawaii at
Manoa; the Oahu County Chair of the Democratic Party; the
American Friends Service Committee; the Craine Institute of
Neuropsychology Community; the Hawaii Coalition for Affordable
Long Term Care; the Hawaii State AFL-CIO; the Hawaii Women's
Coalition; the Women's Legislative Coalition; the Hawaii Women's
Political Caucus; Island Insurance Companies; the Japanese
American Citizens League; the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition;
the National Association of Social Workers; Parents and Children
Together; the Violence Prevention Consortium; Hawaii Women
Lawyers; and eighteen private citizens.  All testimony
unanimously supported the nomination of Ms. Tasaka by indicating
that she is an outstanding community leader who possesses a high
level of integrity, enthusiasm, and competence which highly
qualifies her for the position to which she has been nominated. 

     Your Committee diligently questioned the nominee who
appeared before the Committee about her role on the Civil Rights
Commission and believes that the nominee adequately responded to
the Committee's inquiries. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary 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.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary,



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair