STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1047

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 667

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 667, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Taxation Review, 1st Taxation District

G.M. No. 667

CURTIS SAIKI, for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the qualifications of the nominee and finds that the nominee is qualified to serve on the Board of Taxation Review, 1st Taxation District.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Curtis Saiki from the Department of Taxation.

     Currently, the nominee serves as the Chairperson of the Board of Taxation Review, First Taxation District.  He has served as Vice-President of the Wealth Planning Department of First Hawaiian Bank since 2008.  Curtis Saiki has previously been of counsel with Cades Schutte, LLP, a senior attorney at Kobayashi, Sugita, and Goda, and a tax consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers.

     Mr. Saiki received his Bachelors of Science in accounting from Oregon State University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon Law School, and Master of Laws in taxation from the University of Washington Law School.

     Mr. Saiki is licensed to practice law in Hawaii and in Washington State and is a member each state's bar association.  Among his numerous community activities, he has served as a Certified Public Accountant Review Course instructor, Chairman of the Taxation Section and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association, member of the Advisory Board of the Hawaii Tax Institute, and the Board of Directors for the Hawaii State Financial Services, LLC.  Mr. Saiki has also authored numerous publications regarding Hawaii estate tax planning and other tax related issues.

     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