Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 649, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

ROBERT D. HAUFF is a forest health coordinator for the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Mr. Hauff has also worked as an ecologist with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Studies from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in Forestry from Yale University.

Testimony in support of Mr. Hauff was submitted by the Department of Agriculture.

Your Committee finds that the nominee's background and experience makes him an asset to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, 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.