STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3147

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 420

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 420, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Registration of the Islands of Kaua'i and Ni'ihau

G.M. No. 420

DANIEL KAWAMURA, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, statement submitted by the nominee, and testimony submitted regarding the nominee and finds the nominee to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Board of Registration of the Islands of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau (Board).

     Testimony in support of the nominee was submitted by the Chief Election Officer, the Mayor of Kaua‘i, the Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce, and one individual.  Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     From 2002 to the present, Daniel Kawamura has been an office manager with M. Kawamura Farm Enterprises, Inc., which sells wholesale farm supplies in Lihue.  Being part of this family-owned business has given Mr. Kawamura the opportunity to actively participate in his community.  Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Lihue Business Association, is an active member of the Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce, and is also active in numerous agriculture-related organizations on Kauai. 

Mr. Kawamura is an independent and is a reappointment to the Board.  According to testimony submitted in support of his nomination, Mr. Kawamura was appointed to the Board in 2006 on an interim basis and was reappointed on July 1, 2007.  The Chief Election Officer noted in testimony that Mr. Kawamura served on the Board in the 2006 and 2008 elections and has shown himself to be fair in his duties.

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

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair