ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ nˈiːl ˌæbɚkɹˈɑːmbi ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hˈuːsɚɹ æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə həwˈaɪiː ˈɑːfɪs ʌv ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl kwˈɔlᵻɾi kəntɹˈoʊl, ɐn ˈeɪdʒənsi wɪðˌɪn ðə həwˈaɪiː stˈeɪt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv hˈɛlθ ðæt ˈɪmplɪmənts həwˈaɪiːz ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl ˈɪmpækt stˈeɪtmənt lˈɔː.
In February 2011, Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed Hooser as director of the Hawaii Office of Environmental Quality Control, an agency within the Hawaii State Department of Health that implements Hawaii's environmental impact statement law.