Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 234, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee notes that Governor's Message No. 250, withdrew the nomination of Virginia H. Goldstein from consideration by the Senate.

Upon review of the testimony and information submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the nominees have the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

Testimony in support of both nominees was received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Testimony in support of Mr. Martyn was also received from Island Insurance Companies and two individuals.

Additional testimony in support of Mr. Johns was received from a member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the Water Commission, a Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, PBR Hawaii, HGEA/AFSCME Local 152, BIA-Hawaii, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Okahara & Associates, Inc., Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, and seven individuals.

Toby Martyn is Vice President, Investments, with A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., where he manages a full service retail brokerage office. Previously, he was President and co-founder of Hawaiian Capital Securities, an investment banking firm specializing in public finance and institutional and retail sales, Manager of the Tax-Exempt Portfolio Group at Benham Capital Group in Palo Alto, California, and Manager of the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Department at Hawaiian Trust Company. Mr. Martyn recently served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, with a degree in business administration and finance.

Timothy E. Johns is Chief Operating Office, Estate of Samuel Mills Damon, and previously served as the Chairperson of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Deputy Director of the Commission on Water Resource Management. In addition to several management positions with AMFAC/JMB Hawaii, Inc., he has also lectured in business law and was Director of Protection with The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Mr. Johns holds law and masters degrees from the University of Southern California and is active in a number of legal professional organizations. He is currently a member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve and Proposed National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, a recipient of Hawaii Audubon Society President's Award in 2000, and a Pacific Century Fellow. Mr. Johns is active in numerous community organizations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment 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.