STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3037

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 205
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 205, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

BOARD OF CERTIFICATION OF OPERATING PERSONNEL IN WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANTS

     G.M. No. 205       WAYNE SALAS and ROBERT O. VALENTINE, for
                        terms to expire June 30, 2004, 

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees,
your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees are
volunteers, willing to serve without compensation, who will work
with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the
duties and responsibilities of the Board of Certification of
Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants.  Your
Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed
based on their professional credentials.

     Your Committee notes the specific qualifications of the
nominees:

     Wayne Salas was employed by the City and County of Honolulu
as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Worker in 1986.  Since then,
Mr. Salas has been promoted to assistant operator, operator IV,
supervisor III, and supervisor IV.  In addition, Mr. Salas is
presently a Staff Sergeant in the Hawaii Air National Guard with
more than twenty years of service:  ten years as a structural

 
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repair specialist and more than ten years as an F-15 Crew Chief.
Mr. Salas is a team player willing to take on new challenges.
Such traits were recognized in his nomination as Non-Commissioned
Officer of the Year for his National Guard Unit and selection as
Supervisor of the Year for the Treatment and Disposal Division.

     Mr. Valentine is being nominated for a second term.  He
graduated with honors with an Associate of Science degree in
Machine Technology.  He began working for the Laie Water
Reclamation Facility in 1986.  Mr. Valentine has been a
wastewater treatment plant operator since 1987 and currently
holds a Grade 4 Hawaii certificate.  He has been a supervisor and
direct responsible charge (DRC) since 1992.  Mr. Valentine will
contribute to the board by providing input from the private
sector.

     Testimony in support of Mr. Salas and Mr. Valentine was
received from the Department of Health.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee, after full consideration of the
background, character, experience, and qualifications of the
nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the
positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate
advise and consent to the nominations.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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