STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3713

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 742

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 742, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Labor And Industrial Relations Appeals Board

G.M. No. 742

MARIE LADERTA, for a term to expire 06-30-2026,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Marie Laderta to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for appointment to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for appointment of Marie Laderta from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and twenty-one individuals.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Laderta has seventeen years of experience working for the State, serving as Supervising Deputy Attorney General for the Tort Litigation Division of the Department of the Attorney General, Deputy Director of Department of Taxation, Director of Human Resources Development, Acting Administrator of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, and Chief Adjudicator of the Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office.  Ms. Laderta has received numerous awards and served the community as a member of various organizations and committees, including the Honolulu Symphony Board, Governor's Rapid Response Team, Associate Chinese University Women's Society, and Aloha United Way.  Testimony submitted by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations notes that Ms. Laderta is a current member of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board and that she has proven to be a valuable member.  Your Committee further finds that Ms. Laderta's human resources and legal background, as well as her experience as a current member of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, will be assets to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board.

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

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair