STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1432

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 481, 482, 499

 

 

 

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 Nos. 481, 482, and 499, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Board of Taxation Review

 

G.M. No. 481

ALBERT WARREN STIGLMEIER, 4TH TAXATION DISTRICT (KAUAI)

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

G.M. No. 482

MANOJ P. SAMARANAYAKE, CPA, 1ST TAXATION DISTRICT (OAHU)

for a term to expire 6-30-2011; and

 

G.M. No. 499

CAROL P. WEIR, 3RD Taxation District (Hawaii)

for a term to expire 6-30-2011;

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Upon review of the testimonies and the statements submitted by the nominees, your Committee finds that Albert Warren Stiglmeier, Manoj P. Samaranayake, and Carol P. Weir have the necessary character, experience, and qualifications to serve on the Board of Taxation Review for their respective taxation districts.

 

     Testimony in support of Albert Warren Stiglmeier was received from the Department of Taxation.

 

Albert Warren Stiglmeier is a practicing Certified Public Accountant and has owned his practice on Kauai since 1972.  He is a member of the Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and an active board member for several community organizations.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from California State College.  As a current member of the Board of Taxation Review, Mr. Stiglmeier has attended all hearings as well as the Office of Information Practice's Sunshine Law Workshop in 2004.

 

     Testimony in support of Manoj P. Samaranayake was received from the Department of Taxation and two individuals.

 

Manoj P. Samaranayake is a Senior Tax Manager with Accuity, LLP (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP).  He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Mr. Samaranayake's credentials include a Master in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Accounting from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He is involved in community organizations, including the American Liver Foundation.  A reappointee, Mr. Samaranayake has been an active member of the Board of Taxation Review for the 1st Taxation District.

 

     Testimony in support of Carol P. Weir was received from the Department of Taxation.

 

Carol P. Weir has been in private practice with the firm of Herbert Nakayama, CPA, in Hilo for nineteen years.  Ms. Weir is a Certified Public Accountant and her credentials include a Master in Science in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Wheaton College.  Ms. Weir is also active in her community, presently serving as treasurer for Christ Lutheran Church.  Since first joining the Board of Taxation Review for the 3rd Taxation District, Ms. Weir has attended all of the hearings.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

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

 

 

 

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair