STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1521

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 577, 578

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 577 and 578, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants

G.M. No. 577	WESLEY L.K.M. LIM, for a term to expire 6-30-2012; and
G.M. No. 578	BRADLEY M. PIERCE, for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees will work with compassion and commitment to assist in administering the functions related to the certification of operating personnel for wastewater treatment plants for the people of Hawaii.  Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed based on their credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better through their participation on the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants to which they have been nominated.

     Your Committee received testimony supporting the nomination of each of these individuals from the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants and the Department of Health.  Additional testimony was submitted supporting the nomination of Wesley L.K.M. Lim by one individual.  Additional testimony was submitted supporting the nomination of Bradley M. Pierce by the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management, the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management Wastewater Reclamation Division Operations and Maintenance, and one individual.

     Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Mr. Lim is currently employed by the City and County of Honolulu as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor IV at the Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant.  He is also a certified Grade IV operator in good standing with the Board, and will be a welcomed addition to the fill the vacant Oahu position on the Board.

     Mr. Pierce has been employed by the County of Maui as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator at the Kihei Wastewater Reclamation Facility since October 1997.  Mr. Pierce has a Grade IV (highest level) Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate and is in good standing with the Board.  He will be a welcomed addition to fill the Maui representative's position on the Board effective, July 1, 2009.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, 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 Health,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair