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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0046.000 2024-2026 C.Kimo Alameda,Ph.D. William V.Brilhante,Jr. Mayor d_u Managing Director _ Merrick Nishimoto Deputy Managing Director County of Hawaii - Office of the �Alayor 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 • Phone(808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona,Hawaii 96740 Phone(808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 December 9, 2024 The Honorable Chairman Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Inaba and Members of the County Council, It is my pleasure to submit for your confirmation the appointment of Wesley Segawa ("Mr. Segawa") as Director for the County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management pursuant to Section 6-10.3 of the Hawaii County Charter. This appointment was effective at 12:00 noon on Monday, December 2, 2024. Mr. Segawa established Wesley R. Segawa & Associates, Inc., in 1981 and Project Management, Inc., in 1986. He has many years of experience dealing with governmental engineering and construction management. Prior to this role, he served as an engineer for Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Company. Mr. Segawa will serve a term co-terminus with my tenure, which will end on December 4, 2028. Pursuant to Rule 5(6)(a) of the Rules of Procedures and Organization of the Council of the County of Hawaii, I respectfully request that this nomination be placed on the next available Committee meeting. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincere , Iii o Alameda, Ph.D. Mayor, County of Hawaii Enclosure Council Action Due By: January 31, 2025 ryfi Last Council Meeting: January 22, 20253;.-- DE 11, 2024 County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Resume of Wesley Segawa Employment History Wesley R. Segawa and Associates, Inc. / Project Management, Inc., Hilo, Hawaii: (Partial) Mr. Segawa established Wesley R. Segawa & Associates in 1981 and Project Management, Inc. in 1986. Today, both firms focus on residential, commercial, industrial, land development, and governmental engineering and construction management projects. He has diversified the firm's portfolio to include a myriad of project experiences involving civil engineering, structural engineering, construction management, construction surveillance, special inspections, and materials testing for governmental and private sector clients throughout the State of Hawaii and the South Pacific. Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Company, Honolulu, Hawaii: Mr. Segawa began his professional career with Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Company in 1975. He was assigned to the Company's Building Division and held positions as a cost engineer and project engineer. During his tenure, his project experience on Oahu included the construction of the 40-story Mott -Smith Laniloa Condominium, Waikiki Shopping Plaza, 40-story lolani Court Plaza Condominium, and Punahou School Athletic Facilities. In addition to his field experience, Mr. Segawa received training and experience in the Company's competitive estimating department during the reconstruction period of Guam following Typhoon Pamela. R. Otani Contracting, Hilo, Hawaii: Mr. Segawa began his career in the 1960s while in high school working as a laborer for his uncle constructing residential cesspools and asphalt pavement driveways in the Districts of Hilo, Hamakua, and Puna. His experience with cesspools included manual excavation with hand tools, drilling and shooting (blasting), and removal of dense basalt and volcanic ash excavations using a 55-gallon bucket and boom truck. He also became proficient with operating smaller dump trucks, loader backhoes, and truck -mounted asphalt pavers while constructing asphalt driveways on residential properties. Education Master of Business Administration University of Hawaii at Manoa Bachelor of Science — Civil Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa Associate of Science — General Education Hannibal -LaGrange University, Hannibal, Missouri High School Diploma Hilo High School Professional Structural Engineer, Hawaii, 51.16S Engineering Civil Engineer, Hawaii, 5116C Licenses Wesley R. Segawa County of Hawaii Administration Appointment Candidate November 29, 2024 Page I of 3 Professional National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors — Civil Engineering Organizations Committee, Structural Engineering Discipline National Society of Professional. Engineers — Past Western & Pacific Regional Representative for Professional Engineers in Private Practice Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii — Past President & Director Business Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce - Member Organizations Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii - Member Community Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council —Executive Board Member Organizations Kiwanis Club of East Hawaii — Member since 1980 Recognitions 2024 Hannibal -LaGrange University, Distinguished Alumni 2002 Aloha Council, Boys Scouts of America, Silver Beaver Recipient 2001 Pukahi District, Boy Scouts of America, Award of Merit Recipient 2002 State of Hawaii —Engineer of the Year 2001 Hawaii Island —Engineer of the Year 1985.State of Hawaii —Young Engineer of the Year 1984 Hawaii Island —Young Engineer of the Year 1970 Eagle Scout Public Service 1996-1998 State of Hawaii, Hawaii Housing Authority, Commissioner Experience 1998-2002 State of Hawaii, Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, Board Member and Chairman Additional 1991-1995 Island Supply True Value Hardware Hilo, HI Entrepreneurial Director Experience Island Supply True Value Hardware was a hardware business that serviced the agricultural community. Inventory included: lawn and garden plants; fencing fabrics and accessories; paints and sundries; small tools; irrigation and drainage pipes; plumbing pipes and accessories; and, an assortment of general hardware merchandise. 1974-2005 HAKS, Inc. Director Hilo, HI HAKS is a family business enterprise. Entrepreneurial endeavors include: • Kozmic Cones Drive -In • Waianuenue Dairy Queen Drive -In • Happy Tots Infant Boutique • Kaiko'o Coffee Shop Wesley R. Segawa County of Hawaii Administration Appointment Candidate November 29, 2024 Page 2 of 3 Additional Public 1990-1995 Malama Na Wahine Hapai (Caring for the Hilo, HI Service Partnerships Chair Pregnant Woman) Advisory Committee The Malama Na Wahine Hapai Community Prenatal Care program was developed as the focus of a National Institutes of Health -funded research demonstration project led by the Dean of Nursing at Emory University and native of the Big Island, Dyanne D. Affonso, Ph.D., F.A.A.N. The research aimed to deliver prenatal care to rural Hawaiian women living in the Hilo -Puna district of the Big Island and was expanded to two additional sites on Oahu in 1995. This program was designed to complement standard obstetrical care already available in each community and targeted Native Hawaiian, Filipino, and Japanese women who were identified as being at higher risk for delivering low-birthweight infants. Program mechanisms included the establishment of a Neighborhood Women's Health Watch involving ethnic and cultural healers or elders; use of "mobile health stations"; organization of prenatal and postpartum services in collaboration with the State of Hawaii, Department of Health Public Health nurses; and multiple community partnerships and local businesses. In 1997,.the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Washington D.C. invited Mr. Segawa to present public testimony at an NIH conference in Bethesda, Maryland, on the Recruitment and Retention of Women in Clinical Studies and the Malama Na Wahine Hapai Project. Wesley R. Segawa County of Hawaii Administration Appointment Candidate November 29, 2024 Page 3 of 3