STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3219

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 458

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 458, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Tax Review Commission

 

 

G.M. No. 458

GREGG M. TAKETA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2012,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Gregg M. Taketa from the Department of Taxation, the Hawaii Association of Public Accountants, and Niwao & Roberts, Certified Public Accountants.  A personal statement and resume were submitted by the nominee.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Upon review of the testimony and other information received, your Committee finds that the nominee's many years of tax and accounting experience, his record of community service, and the support and recognition of his peers qualify him to serve on the Tax Review Commission.  Your Committee notes that in 1983, Mr. Taketa was a founding member of the tax, accounting, and business consulting firm of Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates, LLC.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Valuation Analyst.  Mr. Taketa has extensive experience in tax, accounting, and general business consulting services and has developed a broad base of professional experience serving small businesses, local governments, and non-profit organizations over the past thirty-three years.

 

     Mr. Taketa has served extensively with the Hawaii Association of Public Accountants and other professional organizations that include the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, Association of Government Accountants, Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, and National Society of Accountants.  Mr. Taketa also has a proven track record of community service, as a member of the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, the Kanoelehua Industrial Area Association, and the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Business and Economics Business Leaders Advisory Board.  Mr. Taketa's expressed eagerness to contribute to the work of the Tax Review Commission would benefit Hawaii's taxpayers and all parties in the tax community.

 

     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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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair