STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3714

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 844, 845

 

 

 

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 Nos. 844 and 845, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board

 

G.M. No. 844

TRISTAN ALDEGUER,

for a term to expire 06-30-2020; and

 

G.M. No. 845

JOHN MIHLBAUER, JR.,

for a term to expire 06-30-2018,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Tristan Aldeguer and John Mihlbauer, Jr., to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated and appointed to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

 

TRISTAN ALDEGUER

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the reappointment of Tristan Aldeguer from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and one individual.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Aldeguer has over fifteen years of occupational safety and health experience, including twelve years of construction safety management experience and two safety professional designations from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.  Mr. Aldeguer currently serves as the Health Safety Environmental Training Manager at Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, which owns and operates one of the largest crane fleets in the State.  Mr. Aldeguer serves the community as a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee, and Society of American Military Engineers; Chairperson of the Safety Committee of the General Contractors Association of Hawaii; and Vice-Chairperson of the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Aldeguer's experience as a current member of the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, as well as his practical knowledge, will continue to be assets to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

 

JOHN MIHLBAUER, JR.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of John Mihlbauer, Jr., from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and one individual.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Mihlbauer, Jr., has over twenty-eight years of experience as a licensed mechanical engineer.  Mr. Mihlbauer, Jr., currently is the President, Owner, and Principal Surveyor of All Ship & Cargo Surveys, Ltd., a marine survey business that has conducted over four thousand crane inspections.  Mr. Mihlbauer, Jr., is also a United States Army Corps of Engineers Program Manager, responsible for planning and programming design and construction projects to support the Marshall Islands and the Pacific.  Mr. Mihlbauer, Jr., serves the community as a Sub-Committee Chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.24 Standards Committee, Container Cranes, and Sub-Committee member of ASME B30.8 Standards Committee, Floating Cranes and Derricks.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Mihlbauer, Jr.'s experience in conducting inspections of cranes, as well as his proven leadership, will be assets to the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions 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 Judiciary and Labor,

 

 

 

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair