STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3211

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 238
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred Governor's Message No. 238, submitting for
study and consideration the nomination of:

KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION

     G.M. No. 238       JEFFREY L. CHANG, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2003;

                        ISABELLA A. ABBOTT, Ph.D., and ROBERT J.
                        LUUWAI, for terms to expire June 30,
                        2004,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the qualifications and other background
information submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that
the aforementioned nominees have and will work with compassion
and commitment in administering the responsibilities placed upon
them as stewards of the island of Kahoolawe.

     Your Committee finds that the nominees are all well-
respected members of the community with years of expertise in
their respective professions.

     Testimony in support of the nominations was received from
the Chairperson of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission.

     Your Committee finds the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:

 
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     Jeffrey L. Chang currently sits on the Kahoolawe Island
Reserve Commission as the representative of the County of Maui.
Mr. Chang has many years of experience in the planning and
management of the Maui County government.

     Isabella A. Abbott, Ph.D., currently sits on the Kahoolawe
Island Reserve Commission.  She is a renown expert on limu and
Hawaiian and Polynesian ethnobotany.

     Robert J. Luuwai has been involved with the Protect
Kahoolawe Ohana for the past twelve years.  During those years,
Mr. Luuwai has provided Protect Kahoolawe Ohana members with
transportation to the island of Kahoolawe via the use of his
commercial fishing vessel.  Mr. Luuwai is also a descendant of
the Kukahiko Ohana of Makena, Maui, the traditional stewards of
the island of Kahoolawe and its waters.

     Your Committee members diligently questioned the nominees
regarding their vision of the purpose, goals, and direction of
the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission.  Based on this
discussion, your Committee believes that the nominees will ably
discharge their duties as commissioners.

     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
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 Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



                                   ______________________________
                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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