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The Governor's Coordinating Committee for the 1985 Japanese 100th Anniversary Celebration existed from 1984 to 1986. It performed its coordination function by acting as a clearinghouse to review, approve and schedule activities conducted in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1885 arrival of the first Japanese "Kanyaku Imin," or government contract laborers, in Hawaii. The bulk of the records deal with project proposals reviewed by the committee. Information about the committee is detailed in the minutes of their meetings, and summarized in the Final Report.

Established: By Governor George R. Ariyoshi in March, 1984. A memo in the records dated March 13, 1984 lists the objectives of the committee as well as its membership, by name and/or affiliation. Prospective members were invited to join the committee by letters from the Governor dated March 19, 1984. The initial meeting of the committee was held on March 27, 1984.

The Governor’s Agriculture Coordinator’s Office was created unofficially by executive action in 1971, and lacking statutory authority, did not have clearly defined responsibilities. The Agriculture Coordinator functioned as the Chairman of the Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee, formerly headed by Governor Burns’ Administrative Assistants William Norwood and Myron Thompson. The Coordinator served as the Governor’s special assistant for agriculture policy and planning matters and was responsible for implementing the State Agricultural Development Plan [Opportunities for Hawaiian Agriculture]. The Agriculture Coordinator reported directly to the Governor.

The Agriculture Coordinator consulted with members of the Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee, coordinated the research efforts of the College of Tropical Agriculture with the needs of private industry, analyzed research proposals, and participated in various committees and task forces such as the Punaluu Project, Kauai Task Force and the Kohala Task Force.

The Governor’s Agriculture Coordinator’s Office was staffed by the Agriculture Coordinator, a Research Analyst and a secretary. Toshio Serizawa was appointed to the position of Agriculture Coordinator. Malcolm MacLeod and Jane Terry were the Research Analyst and secretary respectively.

The Governor’s Agriculture Coordinator’s Office terminated on August 15, 1974 following the resignation of Toshio Serizawa in June 1974.

Governor Lawrence M. Judd in a memorandum dated December 27, 1929, informed the Honorable Roy A. Vitousek of his desire to establish a crime commission for the purpose of studying delinquency and crime in the Territory by collecting and analyzing pertinent information and to devise and suggest new and better procedures to cope with the problem. The Commission held its first meeting on January 6, 1930, at which time the Governor formally formed this unofficial advisory committee and appointed Mr. Vitousek chairman. The members divided themselves into 4 sub-committees to handle various divisions of the main committee's investigation. They were: 1) Causes of Crime and Criminal Statistics; 2) Detection, Prosecution and Sentencing of Criminals; 3) Corrective and Penal Institutions; 4) Juvenile Delinquency. The Commission worked until January 1931 and its report was published on February, 1931.

Governor Lawrence M. Judd in a memorandum dated December 27, 1929, informed the Honorable Roy A. Vitousek of his desire to establish a crime commission for the purpose of studying delinquency and crime in the Territory by collecting and analyzing pertinent information and to devise and suggest new and better procedures to cope with the problem. The Commission held its first meeting on January 6, 1930, at which time the Governor formally formed this unofficial advisory committee and appointed Mr. Vitousek chairman. The members divided themselves into 4 sub-committees to handle various divisions of the main committee's investigation. They were: 1) Causes of Crime and Criminal Statistics; 2) Detection, Prosecution and Sentencing of Criminals; 3) Corrective and Penal Institutions; 4) Juvenile Delinquency. The Commission worked until January 1931 and its report
was published on February, 1931.