Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 293, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee notes that Governor's Message No. 293 included the nominations of Lawrence M. Johnson, Sharon R. Weiner, and Stephen K. Yamashiro. These nominations are considered in separate committee reports.

Upon review of the testimony and information submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Nadine K. Nakamura has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Testimony in support of this nomination was received from the Hawaii Tourism Authority and an authority board member, Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, County of Hawaii Office of Economic Development and Offices of Community Assistance, a Special Assistant to the Governor, Bank of Hawaii, Pacific Housing and Assistance Corporation, Kodani & Associates, Inc., Pahio Resorts, Inc., Kober/Hanssen/Mitchell Architects, MacDougall and Associates, Garden Island Resource Conservation & Development, and six individuals.

Nadine K. Nakamura, principal of NKN Project Planning, has over fifteen years of planning experience in public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Ms. Nakamura's professional experience includes land use and policy analysis, affordable housing development, transportation planning, neighborhood planning, community participation, organizational development, and strategic planning. She has worked with a wide range of clients, including the County of Kaua`i Office of Economic Development, Mutual Housing Association of Hawaii, Garden Island Resource Conservation & Development, and Kodani & Associates, Inc. Ms. Nakamura holds a master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Hawaii Manoa and an undergraduate planning degree from University of Southern California. She is an active member of the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, Kaua`i Rural Development Project, Kaua`i Workforce Investment Act Youth Council, Kaua`i Chamber of Commerce, and American Planning Association.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs 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.