STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2210

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 586

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 586, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators

G.M. No. 586

ERIC OKAZAKI, for a term to expire 06-30-2021,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Eric Okazaki for service on the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment Eric Okazaki from the Department of Health and County of Maui Department of Water Supply.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Okazaki's background and experience qualify him to be nominated for appointment to the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators. Your Committee notes that Mr. Okazaki has over thirty years of experience in the water industry, including twenty years of experience in the management of water systems. Mr. Okazaki is currently the Assistant Field Operations Chief for the County of Maui Department of Water Supply and previously spent twenty years as the Vice President of Operations at Pural Water Specialty Company, Inc. Mr. Okazaki is also certified as a Distribution System Operator and Water Treatment Plant Operator, both at the highest grade level 4. Your Committee further finds that Mr. Okazaki previously served as a member of the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators from 2014 until 2017 and his extensive professional experience will be an asset to the Board and therefore recommends Mr. Okazaki's appointment the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators.

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