STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3457

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 538

 

 

 

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. 538, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Council on Revenues

 

G.M. No. 538

CARL BONHAM,

for a term to expire 06-30-2027,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the resume of Carl Bonham for service on the Council on Revenues.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of Carl Bonham from the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. 

 

     Upon review of the testimony and the nominee's qualifications, your Committee recognizes that Carl Bonham earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics, magna cum laude, from Tulane University and a Doctoral degree in Economics from the University of Texas.  Since 2001, he has served as the Executive Director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization and a Professor of Economics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He has participated as an economic expert in numerous briefings held jointly by the House Finance Committee and Senate Committee on Ways and Means and at meetings of the Honolulu City Council Committee on Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.  He served on the Council on Revenues from 1996 to 2001 and has presently served on the Council since 2003.  Your Committee believes that Carl Bonham's expertise, experience, and commitment to public service make him highly qualified to continue 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