STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1037

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 350

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 350, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Directors of the High Technology Development Corporation

 

G.M. No. 350

SHARON MARIE WONG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the testimony and statement submitted by the nominee, your Committee finds that Sharon Marie Wong has the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nominee by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; the High Technology Development Corporation; and one individual.

 

     Sharon Marie Wong is President of IMS, Inc., an accounting and tax preparation firm she founded in 1974.  A graduate of the New York Institute of Finance, Ms. Wong has also worked in the real estate industry in Hawaii.  She is a member of numerous civic and business organizations, ranging from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Better Business Bureau of Hawaii, and the Hearing Committee for the Hawaii Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court.

 

     Ms. Wong has served on the board of the High Technology Development Corporation since 2003, and is currently Second Vice‑Chair.  An active board member, she brings a practical, entrepreneurial approach and solid financial experience to all aspects of the deliberations of the High Technology Development Corporation.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Taxation,

 

 

 

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair