STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3522

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 273
                                        




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

BARBERS POINT NAVAL AIR STATION REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

     G.M. No. 273       HOWARD C.O. LUM, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2001; and

                        RICK EGGED, 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, who will work
with compassion and commitment.  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 Barbers Point Naval Air
Station Redevelopment Commission to which they have been
nominated.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:

     Mr. Howard C.O. Lum is the General Manager and President of
Aloha Gourmet Products, Incorporated, a food distribution
company.  Mr. Lum possesses over twenty-six years of sales and

 
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marketing experience, skills that will be an asset to the
redevelopment of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station.

     Your Committee finds that Rick Egged is the President of the
Waikiki Improvement Association (WIA), a 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.

     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
Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission in his capacity
as Director of Planning.

     Testimony in favor of Mr. Egged's nomination was received
from the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism,
and the executive director of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station
Redevelopment Commission.

     Your Committee members diligently questioned the nominees
regarding their vision of the purpose and charge of the Barbers
Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission.  Based on this
discussion, your Committee believes that the nominees will be
assets 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
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,



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                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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