STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1576

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 554

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 554, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation

 

G.M. No. 554

KEN TAKAYAMA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of the Attorney General and four individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Takayama's background and dedication qualify him for reappointment to the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation.  Your Committee notes that, if confirmed, this would be Mr. Takayama's sixth term on the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation.

 

     Mr. Takayama has significant legal and legislative experience, having served as a Staff Judge Advocate in the Hawaii Army National Guard, Staff Attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, and Staff Attorney, Assistant Director, and Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.  This experience has enabled Mr. Takayama to make valuable contributions to the Commission because commissioners not only participate in the drafting of uniform acts, but also work with the Legislature to get uniform acts enacted.

     Your Committee also notes testimony from the Attorney General regarding Mr. Takayama's dedication to the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation, to the extent that he travelled to the annual meetings even during times when fiscal constraints prevented him from being reimbursed for his expenses.

 

     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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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair