STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3722

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 872

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 872, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Tax Review Commission

 

G.M. No. 872

WILLIAM PIEPER II,

for a term to expire 06-30-2019 (Date of expiration removed by GM890),

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal statement and resume submitted by William Pieper II and finds that the nominee has the necessary qualifications to serve on the Tax Review Commission.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of William Pieper II from the Department of Taxation.

 

     Mr. Pieper received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of California at Los Angeles.  Mr. Pieper is the Vice President of Airline Co-Brands at Barclay's Bank, and is responsible for managing operations and overseeing all marketing channels for the Hawaiian Airlines Bank of Hawaii credit card program.  Before joining Barclay’s Bank, he was the Vice President of Business Development at Makai Ocean Engineering.  Mr. Pieper also held various executive positions during his four years at Bank of Hawaii.

 

     Mr. Pieper is active in the financial community and is a certified financial planner, chartered financial consultant, financial services specialist, and a life underwriter training council fellow.  He also serves as a finance instructor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

 

     As a leader in Hawaii's financial sector, he will provide an important perspective on business operations and finance.

Your Committee believes that Mr. Pieper's extensive financial experience will be beneficial to the Commission in conducting a systematic review of the State's tax structure. 

 

     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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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair