Kristen Sakamoto

Most recently, Kristen served as the Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City and County of Honolulu, advising the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, Office of Economic Revitalization, and City Council on tax law and finance-related matters, including general excise tax, real property tax, public service company tax, and the transient accommodations tax.

She has also served as an Administrative Rules Specialist for DOTAX, as Deputy Attorney General in the TMost recently, Kristen served as the Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City and County of Honolulu, advising the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, Office of Economic Revitalization, and City Council on tax law and finance-related matters, including general excise tax, real property tax, public service company tax, and the transient accommodations tax.

She has also served as an Administrative Rules Specialist for DOTAX, as Deputy Attorney General in the Tax and Charities division, and as the Deputy Corporation Counsel tasked with assisting with the establishment of the county transient accommodations tax. In these roles, she helped produce sound tax policies, procedures, and strategies to develop best practices.ax and Charities division, and as the Deputy Corporation Counsel tasked with assisting with the establishment of the county transient accommodations tax. In these roles, she helped produce sound tax policies, procedures, and strategies to develop best practices.