Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 348, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Real Estate Commission, the Hawaii Association of Realtors, Na Pali Properties, Inc., and one individual testified in support of the nomination of LOUIS E. ABRAMS.

Louis E. Abrams has been a licensed real estate broker since 1978 and is currently President and Principal Broker of Charlee & Associates in Koloa, Kauai. As the Kauai real estate broker member for the past four years, he is an outstanding contributor to and participant in the work of the Real Estate Commission. Mr. Abrams currently serves as Chair of the Commission's Laws and Rules Review Committee as well as Chair of its Ad Hoc Committee on Consumer-Broker Relationships. He also represents the Commission as a member of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, an international organization of real estate commissions from the United States, Canada, and other foreign countries. Mr. Abrams has previously served as a member of the County of Kauai Planning Commission and as an officer of the Hawaii Association of Realtors.

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 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.