STAND. COM. REP. NO. 887

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 256

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 256, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board

 

G.M. No. 256

JUDITH A. JORDAN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of statements submitted by the nominee and by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, your Committee finds that the nominee will work diligently as a public member of the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board.  Your Committee notes that the nominee recognizes the concerns of the public, especially elderly persons, who depend on safe, reliable elevators to maintain their independence as well as the concerns of elevator inspectors and mechanics who perform an important job in difficult or dangerous conditions.  Your Committee finds that the nominee has been reappointed to serve a second term on the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board based on her enthusiastic commitment to public service and public safety and ability to evaluate the issues facing the Board objectively, balancing the interests of consumers and licensees.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this nomination from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection 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 and Consumer Protection,

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair