Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 317, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nominee from the State Department of Defense and the Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney.

ANTHONY D. CASTBERG is a reappointment to the Civil Defense Advisory council. The nominee has been a Professor of Political Science since 1974 at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Ph.D. degree in political science from Northwestern University. The nominee is active in community and university service, including MIS Specialist/Evaluator for the Third Circuit Court Drug Court Planning Team; Youth Builders, Hawaii County Prosecutors Office; Board of Directors of the Big Island Press Club; Board of Trustees of the Hilo Yacht Club; Program Planning Committee of the Department of Research and Development, County of Hawaii; and Hawaii Island Corrections Advisory Committee. His scholarly works are published in academic journals and books.

Dr. Castberg has been actively engaged in civil defense activities as a current member of the Civil Defense Advisory Council. He has demonstrated time and again the qualities desired in those community representatives who give selflessly of their time to serve on boards and commissions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations 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.