HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWIRC 006 01/06/2009 2008-2010REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
DATE: January 6, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 48
PLACE: Councilroom
Ben Franklin Building, 2"d Floor
333 Kilauea Avenue
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred
Communication No. 48, reports as follows:
Communication No. 48, from Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated December 16, 2008, recommends
the appointment of Warren H.W. Lee as the County of Hawaii Director of Public Works, for a
co-terminus term with his tenure ending December 3, 2012.
Mr. Lee was President of Hawaii Electric Light Company from July 1991 to March 2008, and
served in various engineering and management positions with Hawaiian Electric Company from
1972 to 1990. He is Vice-Chair of the Hawaii Island United Way 2008 Campaign, and
Co-Chair of the Hawaii Island United Way 2008 Mayor's Cup. Also attached to
Communication 48 is Mr. Lee's resume.
Mr. Lee answered questions from this committee in relation to complaints of preferential
treatment in issuance of building permits, delays in plumbing and electrical permits, flooding
issues facing the County of Hawaii; and solutions to address cost over runs in projects cited in a
recent audit by the Legislative Auditor of the Department of Public Works.
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Communication No. 48
Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations is in accordance with the
purpose and intent of Communication No. 48 and recommends the appointment of Warren H.W.
Lee as the Director of the Department of Public Works.
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AYES NOES A&E EX
ENRIQUES X
FORD X
GREENWELL X
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
NAEOLE X
ONISHI X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
Respectfully submined,
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
BRENDA J. FORD, HA[R
PWIRC REPORT NO. 6
ADOPTED: JAN 1 3 70n9