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2010 Tax Board of Review Annual Report 2 Board Membership The following is a list of the Board members and when their term ends: Board Member Term Ends — December 31, Harold Murata 2010 Reiko Ford 2011 Wesley Takai 2012 (vacant) 2013 Albert Kualii 2014 With active searching by the Board Members, no candidate could be found to fill the vacant position. Activities Organizational Meeting The annual organizational meeting of the Board was held on March 2, 2010, at the Real Property Tax Conference Room in Hilo for the purpose of electing officers and establishing a tentative appeal hearing schedule for hearings to be held in both Hilo and Kona. A tentative workshop date and place were also set and there was a general legal discussion of Chapter 19, as well as a discussion of any bills relating to assessments. Deputy Corporation Counsel Craig Masuda provided a power point training session for the Members on rules and duties of the Board. The Real Property Assistant Tax Administrator, Mr. Michael McCall, discussed the changes made to streamline appraisers' presentations at appeal hearings. Minutes from meetings held on August 18, 19, 25 and 26, September 1, 2, 8, 9, 22 and 23, October 6, 7, 13, 14, 27 and 28, and November 3, 2009, were approved. 2010 Board of Review Statewide Conference The Board of Review Statewide Conference was held on May 7, 2010, at the Ala Moana Hotel on Oahu. There were approximately 100 guests in attendance including Board Members, Deputies Corporation Counsel and Real Property Tax Office Administrators and staff from four island counties: Oahu, Maui, Big Island and Kauai. Speakers included Robert Vernon, MAI, CRE, ASA, who did a presentation on the Testimony of Unlicensed Appraisers and Decision Making. An all County matrix was presented providing information on Board Members, schedules, appeal counts, Tax Appeal Court cases, decisions, forms and related costs. Information that was provided at the conference caused changes in rules and forms used by this Board. Interactive sessions were also held between the Attorneys, Board Members and County Appraisers. It was apparent to the attendees that primarily the Oahu Boards have a rift and lack of communication with the Oahu Real Property Tax Division. Our Board Members have a very amicable relationship with their Real Property Tax staff.