STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 1 2025
RE: . S.R. No. 37
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Labor and Technology, to which was referred
S.R. No. 37 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF
THE BOILER AND ELEVATOR INSPECTION BRANCH TO INCREASE
PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, "
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure.is to request the
Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a
comprehensive review of the Boiler and Elevator Inspection Branch
to increase personnel recruitment and retention.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Hawaii
Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; and
National Elevator Industry, Inc.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Human Resources Development.
Your Committee finds that a lack of qualified elevator
inspectors in the State is negatively impacting local private
businesses and the regulatory work of the Boiler and Elevator
Inspection Branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Division
of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The Branch
struggles to recruit and retain qualified personnel due to
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outdated hiring practices and significant pay differentials with
the private sector. Due to the staffing shortage, the Branch has
been forced to adopt a triage-style approach to inspections that
prioritizes new construction but fails to stem the growing backlog
of uninspected elevators. The inspection backlog exacerbates
construction delays, increases costs, and risks public safety.
This measure will address the backlog by examining solutions to
its root cause: the Boiler and Elevator Inspection Branch's
staffing shortage.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Technology that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 37
and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Labor and
Technology,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Labor and Technology
LBT
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Z- Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (C)
LEE. Chris (VC)
IHARA, Jr., Les >e
MORIWAKI, Sharon Y. > -
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL 3
Recommendation:
[Sy Adopted O Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24