STAND. COM. REP. NO. 458

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 266

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. 266, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Advisory Committee on Pesticides

G.M. No. 266

JERRY A. NISHEK, for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Jerry A. Nishek to have the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides.

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

     Mr. Nishek is a licensed Contractor, certified Arborist, and is certified for Commercial Applicators of Restricted Pesticides.  He received his education at the North Dakota School of Science, the National Highway Institute, and the Contractor's License Center.  Mr. Nishek is presently employed as the General Manager for Kauai Nursery and Landscaping, Inc., and the General Manager for Operations of KNL Maintenance, Inc.

     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