Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 399, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

begs leave to report as follows:

GUY SEICHI MORIGUCHI worked as a plant hand for the County of Kauai for fourteen years. Since 1994, Mr. Moriguchi has worked at Aqua Engineers Inc. as a water distribution system operator, a water treatment plant operator, a wastewater treatment plant operator, and is currently a water/wastewater operations/mechanics team leader. He is a member of the Hawaii Water Environment Association (HWEA) and the American Water Works Association and has received the HWEA Bill Hong Award and the HWEA Service Award.

Testimony in support of this nominee was submitted by the Department of Health and Aqua Engineers.

Your Committee finds that the nominee's extensive experience in water systems operation make him an asset to the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture 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.