Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 301 and 360, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are volunteers, willing to serve without compensation, and will work with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the responsibilities of the Environmental Council. Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed based upon their professional credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through their participation on the board or commission to which they have been nominated.

Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications of the nominees:

Shad S. Kane has been very active in community affairs since his retirement from the Honolulu Police Department. He has devoted much of his time and effort to protect and restore cultural practices and sites as Chairman of the Historic Sites and Cultural Properties Committee for the Oahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs. Mr. Kane is a "bridge-builder" and has worked hard to bring together native practitioners, crafters, artisans, and the military community.

Over the past twenty years, David S. Bylund has worked in the building design industry as an architectural designer. Through a range of experiences in Hawaii, on the Mainland, and in Europe and Asia, his conviction that there is much more that can and should be done in the design, development, and construction industries to ensure that natural and social environments are maintained and enhanced, has grown stronger.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on 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.