The Senate Committee on Labor today voted to advise and consent on gubernatorial nominee, Leonard Hoshijo, as the Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR). Hoshijo has served as DLIR’s deputy director since 2015 and became acting director in December 2017, when former DLIR Director Linda Chu Takayama was appointed by Governor Ige to head the Department of Taxation. Hoshijo’s appointment now goes before the full Senate for confirmation.