STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3654

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 540

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 540, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Board of Taxation Review, 2nd Taxation District (Maui)

 

G.M. No. 540

RANDAL TANIGUCHI,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Randal Taniguchi to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Taxation Review for the 2nd Taxation District.

 

     Testimony in support of the nomination of Randal Taniguchi was submitted by the Department of Taxation and five private citizens.

 

     Randal Taniguchi earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Hawaii.  Mr. Taniguchi has accumulated over twenty years of professional working experience in the areas of tax law and accounting.  Specifically, he has worked for global companies in the public accounting industry and private sector on the island of Maui.  Mr. Taniguchi's background is well-suited to resolve tax issues facing the Board of Taxation Review for the 2nd Taxation District in a fair, objective, and professional manner.

 

     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