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

begs leave to report as follows:

Testimony in support of both nominees was received from Hawaii State Public Defender and a private individual. Testimony in support of Dana S. Ishibashi was received from the ILWU.

Both nominations are reappointments. They come highly recommended by the State Public Defender, whose office is under the Defender Council.

Nominee Ishibashi is in private practice and has been a Senior Felony Trial Attorney at the Office of the Public Defender. He has served as an Independent Grand Jury Counsel. He received his law degree from William S. Richardson School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review.

Nominee Tamashiro is in private practice and has been a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, and has served as First Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Honolulu Department of the Corporation Counsel.

Upon review of the testimony and statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that each of the nominees has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Defender Council.

Your Committee diligently questioned each nominee and finds that the nominees have been appointed based on their credentials, integrity, and a desire to improve the system of legal representation to the indigent in criminal cases.

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.