05-21-2015, 12:08 PM
It's a shame in my eyes that the unions on this island do not take advantage of a project like TMT to stand up and demand that the jobs go to their union first, with an aggressive apprenticeship program to take our youth and train them for a good career, before off island labor is used to fill in the rest of the needed workforce.
It is also a shame in my eyes that the Building Department does not have someone qualified to inspect the actual structure, which by rules they would be the ones to provide this, and that a "special inspector" has to be brought in to perform that duty if this is the case. Sure, welding on steel requires an "onsite" inspector with the proper credentials, as each weld has to be inspected, and staffing by a jurisdiction usually can not spare a person to be there full time.
CMU, or concrete masonry unit (block walls) only require a reinforcing steel and inner cell cleanliness inspection every "lift", or 4 feet, and a subsequent grout (structural mortar fill), easy in my eyes and current staffing should be able to handle this although what I have seen what the current staffing has passed has me wonder sometimes. Must have the attitude if it is union done, it must be right so where's the card to sign while we talk story. Shameful.
So with that, there is where some of the "trickle down" should go to us little people to provide a future for our Keiki, and strength and pride in our island.
Community begins with Aloha
It is also a shame in my eyes that the Building Department does not have someone qualified to inspect the actual structure, which by rules they would be the ones to provide this, and that a "special inspector" has to be brought in to perform that duty if this is the case. Sure, welding on steel requires an "onsite" inspector with the proper credentials, as each weld has to be inspected, and staffing by a jurisdiction usually can not spare a person to be there full time.
CMU, or concrete masonry unit (block walls) only require a reinforcing steel and inner cell cleanliness inspection every "lift", or 4 feet, and a subsequent grout (structural mortar fill), easy in my eyes and current staffing should be able to handle this although what I have seen what the current staffing has passed has me wonder sometimes. Must have the attitude if it is union done, it must be right so where's the card to sign while we talk story. Shameful.
So with that, there is where some of the "trickle down" should go to us little people to provide a future for our Keiki, and strength and pride in our island.
Community begins with Aloha