Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 229, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the testimony and statements submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that the nominee has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Civil Rights Commission.

Testimony in support of the nominee was submitted by the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition-Hawaii, and four individuals.

The nominee received a B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Cornell University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University. He is in private practice and has been with the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and Office of the Public Defender. The nominee has been an active member of the American Bar Association, having served on various practice sections. Significantly, the nominee was the Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review in 1968-1969, has been published in various professional journals, and has served as moderator of various law seminars.

Your Committee finds that the nominee has been appointed based upon his credentials, integrity, and a desire to foster and enforce civil rights laws.

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 advise and consent to the nomination.