Board of Electricians and Plumbers Meeting

Date:

Tuesday, 02/01/2022

Start Time:

10:30 AM

Place:

Virtual Videoconference Meeting – Zoom Webinar

Agenda

BOARD OF ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

 

BOARD AGENDA

 

Date:               February 1, 2022

 

Time:              10:30 a.m.

 

Place:             Virtual Videoconference Meeting – Zoom Webinar

                        (use link below)

                                    https://dcca-hawaii-gov.zoom.us/j/98248382616

 

 

Zoom

Phone

Number:         (669) 900-6833

                        Meeting ID: 982 4838 2616

                       

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the health and safety of the community is of utmost concern. If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please submit your testimony to elect_plumb@dcca.hawaii.gov or by hard copy mail to Attn: Board of Electricians and Plumbers, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

 

INTERNET ACCESS:

 

To view the meeting and provide live oral testimony, please use the link at the top of the agenda. You will be asked to enter your name. The Board requests that you enter your full name, but you may use a pseudonym or other identifier if you wish to remain anonymous. You will also be asked for an email address.  You may fill in this field with any entry in an email format, e.g., *****@***mail.com.

 

Your microphone will be automatically muted. When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may click the Raise Hand button found on your Zoom screen to indicate that you wish to testify about that agenda item.  The Chairperson will individually enable each testifier to unmute their microphone. When recognized by the Chairperson, please unmute your microphone before speaking and mute your microphone after you finish speaking. 

 

PHONE ACCESS:

 

If you cannot get internet access, you may get audio-only access by calling the Zoom Phone Number listed at the top on the agenda. 

 

Upon dialing the number, you will be prompted to enter the Meeting ID which is also listed at the top of the agenda.  After entering the Meeting ID, you will be asked to either enter your panelist number or wait to be admitted into the meeting.  You will not have a panelist number.  So, please wait until you are admitted into the meeting. 

When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may indicate you want to testify by entering “*” and then “9” on your phone’s keypad.  After entering “*” and then “9”, a voice prompt will let you know that the host of the meeting has been notified.  When recognized by the Chairperson, you may unmute yourself by pressing “*” and then “6” on your phone.  A voice prompt will let you know that you are unmuted.  Once you are finished speaking, please enter “*” and then “6” again to mute yourself.

 

For both internet and phone access, when testifying, you will be asked to identify yourself and the organization, if any, that you represent.  Each testifier will be limited to five minutes of testimony per agenda item.

 

Instructions to attend State of Hawaii virtual board meetings may be found online at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2020/08/State-of-Hawaii-Virtual-Board-Attendee-Instructions.pdf.  

 

The Board may move into Executive Session to consider and evaluate personal information relating to individuals applying for licensure in accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) section 92-5(a)(1), and to consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities in accordance with HRS section 92-5(a)(4).

 

1.          Call to Order

 

2.          Approval of the Minutes of the December 7, 2021, Board Meeting

 

3.          Executive Officer’s Report

 

a)               Exam Results

 

4.          Applications:

 

a)               Electricians

 

Journey Worker Electrician (EJ)

Barsatan, Matthew

calma, Blazen

Cipro, stephen

Fernandez roland

folk, julian

ichishita, travis

ige, ivan

lincoln, drew

longboy, jiryn

martinez, nolan

paoa, jason

pascua, michael

pasion, mark

pratt-baptista, william

schwarzkopf, jeremy

shumaker, joshua

simental, levi

sonido, yvette

spencer, lauren

tatemichi, brandon

tia, lau

toyofuku, brenden

vendiola, kahler – DEFERRED FROM THE 12/07/2021 MEETING

 

Journey Worker Industrial Electrician (EJI)

NONE

 

Journey Worker Specialty Electrician (EJS)

NONE

 

Supervising Electrician (ES)

Phillips, douglas

Posey, brian

 

Supervising Industrial Electrician (ESI)

NONE

 

Supervising Specialty Electrician (ESS)

NONE

 

Maintenance Electrician (EM)

Lawson, Frank

 

b)               Plumbers

 

Journey Worker Plumber (PJ)

Aguinaldo, steven

Braswell, alexander – deferred from the 8/03/2021 meeting

camara, william

Camlin, Jonah

corpuz, darian

duropan, joseph

miyasaki, jason

Nieya, myles

Paaaina, Shaun – deferred from thE 12/07/2021 meeting

pico, everett

rita, erik

rivera, jason

rondal, christian

sistoza, zachary

Tapado, remelito

vidal, desmond

wilhelm III, Frank

 

 

Master Plumber (PM)

NONE

 

5.               Act 35, SLH 2010 Update Regarding Electrical Academic Coursework

 

a)               University of Hawaii Honolulu Community College Approved Curricula

 

·        Advanced Training Institute

·        Vatterott College

 

6.               2022 Legislation

 

a)     S.B. 170, Relating to Electricians and Plumbers

 

Establishes license requirements for electrician apprentices and plumber apprentices.

 

b)     S.B. 2644, Relating to Electrical Contractors

 

Makes permanent Act 65, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, which provides a limited exemption to the licensing requirements for certain individuals in situations when an electric utility must retain qualified individuals to work with high voltage (600 volts or higher) who are not licensed in the State but are otherwise deemed qualified by the electric utility. Also makes permanent the requirement for the Board of Electricians and Plumbers to submit to the Legislature reports regarding high voltage electrical contractors.

 

c)     H.B. 1597, Relating to Electrical Contractors

 

Extends until 2033 the sunset date of Act 65, SLH 2013, which provides a limited exemption to the licensing requirements for certain individuals in situations when an electric utility must retain qualified individuals to work with high voltage (600

volts or higher) who are not licensed in the State but are otherwise deemed qualified by the electric utility. Extends until 2033 the reporting requirements under Act 60, SLH 2018, regarding high voltage electrical contractors.

 

7.               Announcements:

 

a)         Next Board Meeting

 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

10:30 a.m.

Location: To Be Determined

 

8.               Adjournment

 

 

LG:kt

01/26/22

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Lei Ana E. Green at (808) 586-2704 or elect_plumb@dcca.hawaii.gov as soon as possible, preferably within two (2) business days of the meeting.  If a request is received after that date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. 

 

Upon request this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.