Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 177, 178, and 179, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, résumés, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds the nominees to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the position of nomination.

Your Committee received testimony in support of F.M. SCOTTY ANDERSON from the Building Industry Association of Hawaii, HSI Mechanical, Inc., Subcontractors Association of Hawaii, Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Hawaii, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Hawaii Chapter, and four individuals. Mr. Anderson has spent thirty years in the construction industry and served on the boards of several industry and business organizations including the Hawaii Island Contractors Association, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Honolulu Executives Association, and Honolulu Chapter of American Water Work Association. He currently serves as the Chair of Build-PAC Hawaii. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations from San Jose State University.

Your Committee received testimony in support of ERIC CARSON from the Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Hawaii Chapter, and eighteen individuals. As the President and CEO to several organizations, Mr. Carson has been recognized as one of the top Hispanic business owners in Hawaii. He has been involved in many professional organizations in Hawaii, including the American Institute of Architects, Small Business Hawaii, Building Industry Association, and the Young Entrepreneurs Organization. Recently, he was elected director of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest Hispanic business organization. Mr. Carson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business from the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Your Committee received testimony in support of RONALD K. OSHIRO from the Building Industry Association of Hawaii, HSI Mechanical, Inc., and five individuals. Mr. Oshiro, a registered civil engineer for the past forty years, has owned and managed his own construction company for the past twenty-eight years. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawaii and served in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Mr. Oshiro is a member of numerous professional organizations and a director of the Hawaii Construction Industry Association. For his efforts in the construction industry, he has received several Small Business Association awards, including Contractor of the Year.

Your Committee finds that these nominees possess extensive involvement in the construction industry and its associations and will thus bring much insight to the construction industry and its concerns to the Contractors License Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, 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.