STAND. COM. REP. 3438

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 156

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 156, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Land Use Commission

G.M. No. 156

KYONG-SU IM,

for a term to expire 06-30-07,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, résumé, and statements submitted by the nominee, and finds the nominee to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the position of nomination.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nominee from fifteen individuals. The Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter submitted comments regarding the nominee's appointment.

Kyong-su Im is a principal member of the Honolulu law firm Im Hanifin Parsons, a limited liability law company. He graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn College in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his Juris Doctorate from the New York University School of Law in 1988. Mr. Im has an extensive background in business and his practice is concentrated in the areas of business and corporate law; real estate acquisition, financing, development, operation, and sales; banking and lending law; construction law; condominium law; and land use, zoning, and environmental law. Mr. Im was the 1994-1996 president of the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce and has been a member of its Board of Directors since 1994. He is also one of the founders and president of the National Conference of Korean American Leaders. Mr. Im is fluent in Korean and is the official legal counsel to the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hawaii.

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

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair