STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1364

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 577

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 577, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Pest Control Board

G.M. No. 577

JULIAN YATES III, for a term to expire 06-30-2019,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Julian Yates III to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Pest Control Board.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Julian Yates III from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Pest Control Association, and two individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Yates' knowledge, background, and experience qualify him to be nominated for appointment to the Pest Control Board as a public member.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Yates is an entomologist who served as an Extension Specialist in Urban Entomology at the University of Hawai‘i, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences.  In that role, Dr. Yates served as an ex-officio member of the Pest Control Board for twenty-three years, until his retirement in 2016.  Dr. Yates has an extensive background in termite research and education, particularly in the area of subterranean termites, and has conducted hundreds of training classes and seminars for the structural pest control industry and for the public at large.  Your Committee further finds that Dr. Yates has been an interim member of the Pest Control Board since July 2016 and his contributions of insight and knowledge during his many years as an active and contributing ex-officio board member have been invaluable to the Board.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Dr. Yates be considered for appointment to the Pest Control Board based on his background, knowledge, and commitment to public service.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health 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 Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair