Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Special Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 3, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

Upon review of the testimony and the statements submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Timothy E. Johns has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

Testimony in support of the nominee was received from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Chairman and two members of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Commission on Water Resource Management, Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Taxation, Kaua`i Chamber of Commerce, Kauai Economic Development Board, Kauai Economic Development Foundation, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hidano Construction, Inc., Title Guaranty of Hawaii, Inc., Dowling Company, Inc., Hawaii Reserves, Inc., General Services, Inc., PBR Hawaii, Pacific Management Consultants, Inc., Stryker Weiner & Yokota, Ashford & Wriston, Imanaka, Kudo & Fujimoto, Oshima Chun Fong & Chung, LLP, Volunteer Legal Services Hawai`i, Hawai`i Community Foundation, The Friends of `Iolani Palace, and four individuals. EnviroWatch, Inc., and two individuals submitted testimony in opposition.

Timothy E. Johns, CEO, Estate of Samuel Mills Damon, was the Chairperson of the Department of Land and Natural Resources from 1999-2000, and Deputy Director of the Commission on Water Resource Management in 1998. Mr. Johns served in various management positions with AMFAC/JMB Hawaii from 1990 to 1997, and is a former director of protection of The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, as well as a lecturer in undergraduate business law at the University of Hawaii. Mr. Johns holds both law and masters degrees from the University of Southern California. He is the recipient of the 2000 Hawaii Audubon Society President's Award, was a Pacific Century Fellow in 1996-1997 and serves on the boards of a wide range of community organizations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, character, 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.