STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2801

                                    Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                      , 2000

                                    RE: JUD. COMM. NO. 3
                                        




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 Judiciary
Communication No. 3, submitting for study and consideration the
nomination of:

     TERENCE T. YOSHIOKA, judicial nominee to the District Family
     Court of the Third Circuit, for a term of Six Years, 

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the
nominee, your Committee finds that Terence T. Yoshioka holds a
B.A. degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa and a J.D. degree
from the University of Washington School of Law.  Mr. Yoshioka is
presently a partner in the law firm of Nakamoto, Yoshioka and
Okamoto in Hilo.  Upon his admission to the Bar in 1969, Mr.
Yoshioka was employed with the Office of the Corporation Counsel,
County of Hawaii, and subsequently began his private practice of
law.  In addition, Mr. Yoshioka's professional and community
activities include:  Hawaii Public Defender Council; Instructor
of Business Law at the University of Hawaii at Hilo; Hospice of
Hilo; the University of Hawaii at Hilo's College Athletic
Boosters Club; Hilo Junior Golf Boosters; Japanese Chamber of
Commerce and Industry; Hawaii Island Golf Association; and Cub
Scouts of America.

     Testimony in support of the nominee was submitted to your
Committee by:  a District Family Court Judge of the Third
Circuit; the Mayor of the County of Hawaii; the Council Chair of
the County of Hawaii; the Prosecuting Attorney for the County of
Hawaii; the Hawaii State Bar Association; HGEA/AFSCME Local 152;
KTA Super Stores; twelve members of the legal community; and one
private citizen.  All testimony unanimously supported the

 
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nomination of Mr. Yoshioka by indicating that he is a thoughtful,
well respected, and honorable individual.  Further, testifiers
acknowledged that Mr. Yoshioka will bring a wealth of knowledge
and experience along with an ideal judicial temperament to the
position of District Family Court Judge in the Third Circuit.

     Your Committee members diligently questioned the nominee
regarding the qualities he will bring to the district family
court; his recommendations on how to improve the current laws
pertaining to child support and custody; his knowledge on issues
related to divorce; and his mediation skills.  Your Committee
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 consent to the nomination.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



                                   ______________________________
                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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