STAND. COM. REP. NO. 492

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 254

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 254, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Advisory Committee on Pesticides

G.M. No. 254

ROBERT D. HAUFF, for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statements submitted by the nominee, and finds Robert D. Hauff to have the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Mr. Hauff was submitted by one state agency.  Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Mr. Hauff received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington and his Master's degree in Forestry from Yale University.  Mr. Hauff is currently a member of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and satisfies the requirement that a member represent the Department of Land and Natural Resources.  Mr. Hauff is presently employed as a Forest Health Coordinator with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.  He has also worked as an Ecologist with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.  Mr. Hauff's background includes familiarity with pesticide labels, use of herbicides in wildland settings, risk assessment methodology, and an understanding of fundamental plant biology and his specific graduate coursework includes soil science, forest hydrology, and statistical analysis.  Mr. Hauff uses this background to ensure that conservation pesticide issues are accurately characterized in committee meetings.

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

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs,

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair