Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 407, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

TIMOTHY E. JOHNS currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the Estate of Samuel Mills Damon, a Trustee for the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust, and a member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Mr. Johns has had a distinguished career in Hawaii working for AMFAC/JMB Hawaii Inc.; the Nature Conservancy; Carlsmith, Wichman, Case, Mukai & Ichiki; and the Department of Land and Natural Resources. He also taught business law at the University of Hawaii and Windward Community College. Mr. Johns received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Arts degree in Economics and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Southern California.

Testimony in support of Mr. Johns was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources; the Agribusiness Development Corporation; the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; the Conservation Council for Hawai`i; the Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142; the Ocean Tourism Coalition; the Hawaii Chapter of the Sierra Club; the Trust for Public Land; and twenty-three individuals.

Your Committee finds that the nominee's extensive experience, coupled with a strong commitment to public service, make him an asset to the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

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.