Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 694 and 695, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Testimony in support of the nomination of NEAL ARITA was received from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii, Integrated Engineering Corporation, Leeward Community Church, Randolph H. Murayama and Associates, Alakai Mechanical Corporation, Carrier Hawaii, Oahu Sales, Inc., Island Controls, Katayama and Associates, Inc., Trane-Honolulu District, and four individuals.

Mr. Arita holds a current contractor's license, with specialty classifications in refrigeration, sheet metal, and air conditioning. Mr. Arita has almost eighteen years of professional experience and is currently manager of direct sales and service with Alakai Mechanical Corporation. Additionally, the nominee is president of the Sheet Metal Contractor's Association of Hawaii.

WILLIAM R. BROWN, nominated as a public and Kauai County member, resides on the island of Kauai. Mr. Brown has thirty-seven years of sales and marketing, and management experience with Carrier Air Conditioning Corporation, and most recently served as president of its Asia-Pacific operations. The nominee's work with the air conditioning company provided him with the opportunity to become familiar with the mechanical contracting profession and to understand the importance of licensure and regulation of the profession.

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.