STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2791

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 165
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred Governor's Message No. 165, submitting for
study and consideration the nominations of:

LAND USE COMMISSION

     G.M. No. 165       BRUCE A. COPPA, for a term to expire
                        June 30, 2000; and

                        BRUCE A. COPPA and LAWRENCE N.C. ING, for
                        terms to expire June 30, 2004,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon the review of the statements submitted by the nominees,
your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are
volunteers, willing to serve without compensation, and will work
with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the
duties and responsibilities of the Land Use Commission.  Your
Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed
based on their professional credentials, integrity, and a desire
to make Hawaii better through their participation with the Land
Use Commission.

     Your Committee notes the specific qualifications of the
nominees:

     Bruce A. Coppa possesses over twenty years of professional
experience in community/industrial relations, marketing, finance,
labor negotiations, safety, job training, operations, and

 
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management in Hawaii's construction industry.  He is active in
state and county level government affairs relating to land use
planning, compensation and benefit issues, transit, and housing
and public works projects.  Mr. Coppa also has extensive
community and professional voluntary service, including
directorships, trusteeships, and board memberships in local
construction industry associations and programs.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Mr. Coppa
from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations, the Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism, the Mayor of Maui County, the City and
County of Honolulu's Department of Transportation, the Convention
Center Authority, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Hawaiian
Dredging and Construction Company, the Queen's Medical Center,
the Waikiki Health Center, Foodland Supermarket, Ltd., Colliers,
Monroe, Friedlander, Inc., the Hawaii Employers' Mutual Insurance
Company, Inc., Agro Resources, Inc., the Democratic Party of
Hawaii, the Hawaii Business Roundtable, the Hawaii Carpenters
Union, the Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization
Fund, the Honolulu Board of Realtors, the OmniTrak Group, Inc.,
the Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, the
Pacific Management Consultants, Inc., the Nature Conservancy of
Hawaii, the Hawaii Hotel Association, Bank of Hawaii, Matson, a
subsidiary of Alexander and Baldwin Inc., Hidano Construction,
Inc., and five private citizens.

     Testimony in opposition to Mr. Coppa's nomination was
submitted by the Hawaii Chapter of the Sierra Club, and three
private citizens.

     Lawrence N.C. Ing is an attorney with the law firm of Ing,
Horikawa, Kuwada, and Jorgensen and resides on the island of
Maui.  Mr. Ing possesses an extensive legal background in both
the public and private sector, concentrating on real
property/rezoning, corporations/partnerships, and estate planning
and probate issues.  As for community service, Mr. Ing is
currently involved with the Maui Family YMCA, the J. Walter
Cameron Center, the Maui Chinese Cultural Society, the Advisory
Board for Central Pacific Bank, the Maui Chapter of the
University of Hawaii Alumni Association, and is currently serving
as the vice chairman of the State Land Use Commission.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs 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

 
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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 Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



                                   ______________________________
                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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