STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3502

                                    Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                      , 2000

                                    RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 254
                                        




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. 254, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

COMMISSION TO PROMOTE UNIFORM LEGISLATION

     G.M. No. 254     HIROSHI SAKAI, for a term to expire June
                      30, 2004;

                      ROBERT S. TOYOFUKU, for a term to expire
                      June 30, 2004;

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 to assist in administering various
government functions.  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 commission to which they have
been nominated. 

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:

     Hiroshi Sakai holds a LL.B. and a LL.M. degree from George
Washington University, and has been in private law practice since
1955.  Mr. Sakai served in the US Army from 1944 to 1947, and has

 
 
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participated on the ABA Journal Advisory Board, the Hawaii State
Bar Association, and the National College of Real Estate Lawyers.

     Robert S. Toyofuku holds a B.S. degree from Tufts
University, a LL.B. degree from the Boston University Law School,
and a LL.M. degree from the New York University Law School.  Mr.
Toyofuku serves as the executive director for the Hawaii Academy
of Plaintiffs' Attorneys, and has participated on the Hawaii
State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the
Association of Continuing Legal Education Administrators.

     Your Committee diligently questioned the nominees who
appeared before the Committee about their role on the Commission
to Promote Uniform Legislation and believes that the nominees
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 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 Judiciary,



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair