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On August 3, 1973, Governor John A. Burns authorized, through Executive Order No. 73-1, the establishment of the Ad Hoc Commission on Operations, Revenues and Expenditures (CORE). The Commission's objective was to study the revenues, operations and expenses of Hawaiʻi's State Government and provide independent advice on how the State could improve its efficiency and effectiveness. The eighteen Commission members, all appointed by the Governor, were selected for their prominence in Hawaiʻi's government, business and labor sectors. Mr. Andrew T. F. Ing, Financial Vice President of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., and Mr. Walter H. Kupau, President of the Hawaii State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, were elected chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Commission. The heads of the State's Departments of Budget & Finance, Taxation, and Planning and Economic Development served as ex-officio members of the Commission. CORE members worked part-time and received no pay for their voluntary services. The Commission did employ a salaried staff to do research, coordinate Commission activities and perform clerical duties. Staff members were paid by the Governor's office. Mrs. Mildred Kosaki served as CORE's Executive
Secretary, the head of the Commission's staff. The Commission did its work by (1) gathering information (e.g., oral and written testimonies of government officials; suggestions from individuals and organizations), (2) analyzing the information (e.g., staff research papers), and (3) formulating recommendations. To expedite its work, the Commission formed committees and task forces to focus on specific subject areas. The CORE committees and task forces were: (1) Committee on Health and Social Services (a) Task Force on Health Facilities (b) Task Force on Housing (c) Task Force on Welfare Eligibility and Level of Support (2) Committee on Revenues (3) Committee on Education (4) Committee on Support Services. In compliance with Executive Order No. 73-1, a final report of the Commission's findings, conclusions and recommendations was submitted to the Governor in November 1974, prior to the beginning of the 1975 Legislative session. The Commission officially ceased operation on November 15, 1974.

The 1840 Kumukānāwai (Constitution) of the Hawaiian Kingdom--the founding document of the constitutional monarchy in the Islands--designated 4 island governors who were subject to the monarch.

The 1840 Kumukānāwai (Constitution) of the Hawaiian Kingdom--the founding document of the constitutional monarchy in the Islands--designated 4 island governors who were subject to the monarch.

George Robert Carter was born on December 28, 1966, in Honolulu to the Hawaiian Kingdom diplomat Henry Alpheus Pierce Carter and Sybil Augustus Judd. After attending Yale University, George Carter worked as a financial agent and banker in Honolulu. In 1901, he was elected to the first territorial senate in Hawai'i. A year later, in 1902, he was appointed Secretary of the Territory by President Roosevelt and in 1903 its second governor--1903-1907.

1887-10-31 born Honokohau, Kona, Hawaiʻi
educated in Big Island and Honolulu schools.
became stenographer and typist.
held office of deputy and chief clerk of Honolulu Federal court; private secretary to Governors Frear and Pinkham; court reporter of the Hilo Circuit Court; secretary of Board of Agriculture and Forestry; clerk of Honolulu Circuit Court; court reporter for Japanese War Crimes Court, after World War ll

Francis Williams Damon was born on December 12, 1852 to the Reverend Dr. Samuel Chenery Damon and Julia Sherman Mills in Honolulu. Damon graduated from Punahou School and Amherst College. He held chair of languages at Punahou until 1876.
In 1877, he was posted to Berlin as secretary and interpreter for Henry A.P. Carter, the Hawaiian Minister to Berlin.
In 1879, he was appointed Charge d'affairs in Berlin.
In 1880, he was appointed to superintend Evangelical association work with Chinese.
In 1881, he returned to Honolulu by way of India and China.
In 1884 on his second trip to China, he met and married Mary Rebecca Harper in Canton, China. The Damons traveled to Honolulu shortly after their marriage.
In 1892, the Damons opened their home as Chinese school and named it Mills School which would later become Mid-Pacific Institute. Damon was trustee of Punahou School for 15 years and was President of the Board of manager for Mid-Pacific Institute.
Damon was the organizer of Fort Street Chinese Church.
He died on June 22, 1915 in Honolulu and is buried at Oahu Cemetery.

On October 8, 1840, Kamehameha III granted the first constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, which vested the judicial power of government in a Supreme Court, consisting of the King as chief judge, Premier (kuhina nui), and four individuals appointed by the representative body. Island courts held by their respective governors functioned as circuit courts on their respective island. The island governors were given powers to appoint judges who functioned as district magistrates for the island. Chapter XLVII of the Laws of 1842 mandated that the Supreme judges assemble in Honolulu each June and in Lahaina each December to try cases appealed to them. Selection criteria for foreign and native juries were provided for in the Laws of 1842. The Third Act of Kamehameha III in 1847 titled "An Act to Organize the Judiciary Department of the Hawaiian Islands" created four levels of courts - the Supreme Court, the Superior Court of Law and Equity, four circuit court jurisdictions, and district courts.