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August 17, 2021
To: The Hawaii County Council
Ree Bill 44—Testimony in Support of Amendments proposed by Council Member
Rebecca Vlllegas
For Hearing on August 18, 2021 at 11°00 am
Aloha Honorable Chair David and Council Members,
The Hawaii Laborers & Employers Cooperation and Education Trust Fund (Hawaii LECET)
is a labor + management partnership established in 1992 between the 5,000 statewide
members of the Hawaii Laborers Union and over 250 contractors that are members of the
General Contractors Association and the Building Industry Association. The Laborers
International is the largest construction trade union in the country,and Hawaii LECET is part
of a network of 38 labor-management LECET Funds in North America.
Hawaii LECET strongly supports Council Member Villegas' proposed amendments to Bill
44 in communications 281.19 281.20 281 50 281.51 and 281.52.
These amendments address serious safety issues and ensure inspection requirements are
consistent.
Mahalo,
Hawaii Laborers& Employers Cooperation
and Education Trust Fund
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