STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2983

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 223

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 223, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators

G.M. No. 223

GUY SEICHI MORIGUCHI, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Guy Seichi Moriguchi to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators.

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

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Moriguchi has accumulated over thirty years of experience in the water and wastewater industry in Hawaii.  During those thirty years Mr. Moriguchi obtained certifications as a Grade I Water Distribution Operator, Grade II Water Treatment Plant Operator, and Grade IV Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator.  Those certifications and experiences have enabled Mr. Moriguchi to manage and oversee critical operations of water and wastewater management on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Lanai, and Hawaii.

     Your Committee also finds that the reappointment of Mr. Moriguchi will continue to provide the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators with valuable insight into the nuances associated with public water system operations from a traditional operator's point of view.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor 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 Labor,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair