STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3517

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 236
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 236, submitting for study and
consideration the nomination of:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

     G.M. No. 236       DAVID LASSNER, Ph.D., for a term to
                        expire June 30, 2001, 

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 Directors, High
Technology Development Corporation, to which he has been
nominated.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominee:

     David Lassner, Ph.D., serves as the University of Hawaii's
first Chief Information Officer, and has been instrumental in
designing, implementing, and directing a new integrated
organization to support academic and administrative computing,
distance learning technology, and voice, data, and video
telecommunications that serve the entire university system.

 
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Dr. Lassner holds a doctorate in Communication and Information
Sciences from the University of Hawaii, and master's and
undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois.  He is an
internationally-recognized expert in information technology, and
has held a number of related positions at the University, as well
as serving as a Research Fellow at the East-West Center.

     Testimony in support of Dr. Lassner's appointment were
received from the Department of Business, Economic Development,
and Tourism, High Technology Development Corporation, University
of Hawaii, and one individual.

     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,



                                   ______________________________
                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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