STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3456

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 537

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 537, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

 

Council on Revenues

 

G.M. No. 537

REGINA OSTERGAARD-KLEM,

for a term to expire 06-30-2027,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the resume submitted by Regina Ostergaard-Klem for service on the Council on Revenues.

    

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Regina Ostergaard-Klem from the Department of Budget and Finance, Hawaii Green Growth, and one individual.

 

     Upon review of the testimony and the nominee's qualifications, your Committee recognizes that Regina Ostergaard‑Klem earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University, and a Master's degree and Doctoral degree in Systems Analysis and Economics for Public Decision Making from Johns Hopkins University. From 1994 to 1995, she was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Lodz Department of Urban Economics. From 1997 to 2003, she served as an Environmental Policy Advisor for the United States Agency for International Development, and from 2017 to 2021, she served on the Board of Directors for the United States Society for Ecological Economics.  Since 2008, Regina Ostergaard-Klem has taught, published, and spoken on topics including environmental economics, statistics, and ecological economics and sustainable development.  Your Committee believes that Regina Ostergaard-Klem's experience and expertise make her highly qualified to serve the State on the Council on Revenues.

 

     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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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair