STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1459

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 586

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 586, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board

 

G.M. No. 586

EDWARD G. SANCHEZ,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Edward G. Sanchez to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Edward G. Sanchez was submitted by one individual.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Mr. Sanchez worked for eight years as a Crane Operator Supervisor, operating portal, floating, truck, hydraulic, and bridge cranes.  Prior to that position, Mr. Sanchez worked as a Crane Load Test Director, working with Category 1, 2, and 3 cranes; a Training Leader/License Examiner; and a Crane Operator Supervisor/License Examiner.  He served in the United States Army in Vietnam operating heavy equipment and mobile truck cranes loading explosive ammunition.

 

     Mr. Sanchez has served his community through his contributions on a special project for the neighborhood board to close a park entrance easement that was a high-crime area and return the property back to its owners.  Although Mr. Sanchez is retired, he maintains an interest in crane operations and a concern for the proper operation of cranes.  Mr. Sanchez believes in the importance of tracking crane operators' qualifications and certifications and would contribute to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board important ideas on improving the operation of cranes.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor 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 Labor,

 

 

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair