Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 490 and 491, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Testimony in support of the nomination of SHANLYN A.S. PARK was submitted by three individuals. Ms. Park is an attorney who serves as Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Hawaii Federal Public Defender's Office. She has also been active as an Adjunct Professor and on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association of the William S. Richardson School of Law, has coached the Rainbow Team in Special Olympics swimming, and has served on the advisory board for Sisters Offering Support.

No testimony was submitted in support of DONN MASAO TAKAKI. Mr. Takaki is president of HawkTree International, a Hawaii business magazine. He also currently serves as Chair of the Charter Commission for the City and County of Honolulu. With a background in business and government, he brings to the board an appreciation of the global competitive environment within which university research must operate.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education 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.