STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3056

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 267

 

 

 

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 No. 267, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

 

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board

 

G.M. No. 267

ROLAND QUOK FONG THOM,

for a term to expire 6-30-2020,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Roland Quok Fong Thom to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Roland Quok Fong Thom was submitted by one state agency, one private organization, and twenty individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that Roland Quok Fong Thom is currently serving on the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Board) in a very conscientious, dedicated, and impartial manner.  Your Committee also finds that Mr. Thom has the inherent character traits that affords him the capability to continue his commendable service on the Board for another ten years.

 

     Your Committee further finds that Mr. Thom possesses the requisite temperament and profound knowledge of law that is necessary to diligently adjudicate the appeal cases before the Board in a fair and equitable manner.  Mr. Thom has precisely balanced the difficult and often complex appeal perspectives of both employers and individual claimants with a passion that has resulted in widespread respect and admiration from his peers and those who appear before him.

 

     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