STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1847

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 332

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Affordable Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 332, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board

 

G.M. No. 332

STEVE AKIO TSUNEMOTO,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Steve Akio Tsunemoto to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Steve Akio Tsunemoto's nomination from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

 

     Mr. Tsunemoto has nineteen years of experience in the elevator mechanics field and is currently an elevator mechanic with ThyssenKrupp Elevator.  Mr. Tsunemoto is also the president of Local 126 of the International Union of Elevator Constructors and co-chairman of the Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the elevator apprenticeship program in Hawaii, and is tasked with the job of administering the joint apprenticeship program, from recruitment to establishing rules, requirements, and training of the apprentices.  Mr. Tsunemoto currently serves as a board member of the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board.  Mr. Tsunemoto is a key asset to the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role as a board member.

 

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

 

 

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair