STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1810

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 336
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 336, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAWAII STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

     G.M. No. 336       JONATHAN A. KOBAYASHI, for a term to
                        expire June 30, 2001;

                        RICHARD L. LIM, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2002; and

                        TETSU AIKO, PHILIP M. JOHNSON, Ph.D.,
                        WILLIAM M. MCKILLOP, and DAVID A. OKA,
                        for terms to expire June 30, 2003,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees,
your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are
volunteers, willing to serve without compensation, who will work
with compassion and commitment.  Your Committee further finds
that the nominees have been appointed based upon their
professional credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii
better through their participation on the Hawaii Strategic
Development Corporation to which they have been nominated.

     Your Committee notes the following specific qualifications
of the nominees:


 
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     Jonathan A. Kobayashi is an Associate Attorney with
Kobayashi Sugita & Goda in Honolulu.  A 1994 graduate of the
University of Puget Sound School of Law, he holds an
undergraduate degree from Lewis and Clark College.  Mr. Kobayashi
is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.  Testimony in
support of Mr. Kobayashi was received from Herbert Chock &
Associates, Inc., and one individual.

     Richard L. Lim, President and Chief Operating Officer of
International Savings, has been with the company since 1987.  He
is active in the Hawaii League of Savings Institutions, the
Honolulu Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Young Presidents
Organization, among others.  Mr. Lim has an undergraduate degree
from the University of Santa Clara and a Master of Business
Administration degree from Chaminade University.  The Hawaii
Strategic Development Corporation, a member of the House of
Representatives, and two other individuals submitted letters is
support of Mr. Lim's nomination.

     Tetsu Aiko, Chairman of Daiei Hawaii Investments, Inc., has
been with the corporation since 1964.  He is a member of the
Hawaii Business Roundtable, the Hawaii Council on Economic
Education, and the Japan-America Society of Hawaii, in addition
to other community organizations.  Mr. Aiko holds a Bachelor's
degree in Economics from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.  A
member of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the
Honolulu City Council, and three individuals submitted supporting
letters.

     Philip M. Johnson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the
Department of Information and Computer Sciences, University of
Hawaii, where he is also the Director of the Collaborative
Software Development Laboratory and the Graduate Chair.
Dr. Johnson has written and published extensively in the field of
computers and software.  He holds undergraduate degrees from the
University of Michigan, and both a Master's and Doctorate degree
in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts.  The
Chair of the Department of Information and Computer Science,
University of Hawaii, and one individual submitted letters in
support of Dr. Johnson's nomination.

     William M. McKillop is Branch Manager for First Hawaiian
Bank, where he has been employed since 1979.  He has extensive
experience in financial management, staff development, and
regulatory compliance.  Mr. McKillop served as a loaned executive
to the House Committee on Finance in 1993.  He is a graduate of
the University of Puget Sound and has completed additional
specialized training in management and finance.


 
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     David A. Oka is the owner of O Design, Inc., doing business
as O Communications.  With extensive experience in advertising
and marketing, Mr. Oka is a member of the American Institute of
Graphic Arts, the American Marketing Association, and the Hawaii
Visitors and Convention Bureau, among others.  He was also a
working group member of the Economic Revitalization Task Force in
1998.  He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of
Cincinnati.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee, after full consideration of the
background, character, 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.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



                                   ______________________________
                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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