STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2982

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 221, 222

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 221 and 222, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board

G.M. No. 221	JAMES LEE WEANDER, for a term to expire 6-30-2010; and
G.M. No. 222	JAMES LEE WEANDER, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds James Lee Weander to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

     Testimony in support of the nomination of James Lee Weander was submitted by two state agencies.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Weander has diligently served as an interim member of the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board (Board) since July of 2009.  Mr. Weander has accumulated over forty years of experience in the construction industry and his primary objective while serving as an interim member of the Board has been to ensure and improve upon safety in the workplace, which is parallel to the mission of the Board.

     Specifically, Mr. Weander's experience includes working as a crane operator for twenty-four years in California which required operating truck-mounted cranes in excess of three hundred fifty tons and assisting in the layout of complex multiple crane lifts.  Your Committee finds that the extensive experience of Mr. Weander in the construction industry enables him to provide sound advice and judgment on all facets of crane operation and safety matters.

     As affirmed by the records 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 nominations.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair