William L. Wong, CPA, PFS, RIA, was honored and named the National winner of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Accountant Advocate of the Year for 1999. He has served as the Taxation Chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Regulatory Relief and as a member of the Taxation Working Group of the Economic Revitalization Task Force for the State of Hawaii. His strong advocacy for the small business sector in Hawaii has led to changes to relieve regulatory burdens on small businesses. He has carried his message about the importance of Hawaii's small businesses to County, State, and National audiences.