STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1900

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 685

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 685, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Civil Rights Commission

G.M. No. 685

BRYAN P. ANDAYA, for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee finds that Bryan P. Andaya is currently an attorney with Imanaka Kudo & Fujimoto where he handles cases relating to labor and employment law, business law, and real estate law.  He is the President of the United Filipino Counsel of Hawaii and the Corporate Secretary and Member of the Board of Directors of the Filipino Community Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  In the past, Mr. Andaya has been the Chairman of the Annual Filipino Fiesta and Parade, President, and later Chairman of the Board of the Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Kalihi-Palama Neighborhood Board, and Treasurer of the Filipino Lawyers Association of Hawaii.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Mr. Andaya from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, and 17 individuals.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor 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.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair