STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3016

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 652

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 652, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Tax Review Commission

G.M. No. 652

MITCHELL IMANAKA, for a term to expire 6-30-2012 (Amended by GM766 to remove term of expiration),

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has received the personal history and resume submitted by the nominee and finds that Mitchell Imanaka possesses the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Tax Review Commission.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Mitchell Imanaka from the Department of Taxation, The Pacific Resource Partnership, and two individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony and other information received, your Committee finds that Mr. Imanaka received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawaii and his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.  Currently, Mr. Imanaka is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Hawaii, the managing principal at Imanaka Kudo and Fujimoto, and a director of Dai-Tokyo Royal State Insurance Company, Limited.  Mr. Imanaka has served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law, a real estate continuing education instructor, a commissioner on the Real Estate Commission, and a subdivision consultant to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs of the State of Hawaii.  Mr. Imanaka is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Hawaii State Bar Association and the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council.  Mr. Imanaka is also involved in public service organizations such as the Honolulu Sunrise Rotary Foundation and Georgetown Club of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that Mr. Imanaka has the necessary knowledge, skills, and acumen to effectively and competently serve as a member of the Tax Review Commission.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means 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 Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair