STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1210

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 564

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 564, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board

G.M. No. 564

ANGELA CHINEN, for a term to expire 06-30-2022,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Angela Chinen for service on the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

Your Committee did not receive any testimony on this nomination.

Your Committee finds that Ms. Chinen received her Associate in Science degree in Applied Trades from Honolulu Community College. Ms. Chinen worked as a carpenter in various capacities with the Carpenters Union while also serving as an Instructor of Math and Blueprint Reading for the apprentice program at Honolulu Community College for ten years. In 2004, she joined the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 as a Surveyor and began operating tower cranes. In 2013, she became a Crane Instructor for the Joint Apprenticeship Committee of the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3.

Ms. Chinen holds numerous certifications, including certifications to act as a Certified Crane Operator in tower cranes, fixed and swing cab hydraulic cranes, and truck and crawler lattice cranes. Ms. Chinen is extremely well-qualified for reappointment to the Board. Ms. Chinen possesses extensive experience and a depth of knowledge in the construction industry. She is familiar with the issues facing the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board and the State. Ms. Chinen will continue to provide valuable insights based on experience and offer specific suggestions to address and resolve various hoisting machine operator issues facing the State and Board, which makes her an extraordinary asset to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

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

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair