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Monday, June 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii Beer Taxes 4th-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:45 PM :: 1806 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon ....
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Friday, June 14, 2024 |
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$11.3B Loss: Elimination of TVRs Would Drive Hawaii into Economic Depression
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 3077 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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... Study shows short-term rentals generated $2.2 billion in economic activity for Maui and $11.3 billion across Hawaii in 2023 ....
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Sunday, June 9, 2024 |
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Some History Behind the Newly Enacted Healthcare GET Exemption
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1666 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... House Finance was persuaded to resurrect SB 1035. It then went to Conference Committee, and it came up with a version that both houses then passed ....
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Saturday, June 8, 2024 |
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Charter Amendment another obstacle to Maui mayor's TVR phase-out plan
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 1562 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... four of the districts have no representation, which could raise questions about fairness over any recommendations the planning body might make ....
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
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Dealing with the Insurance Crisis
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1894 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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... premiums are rising at astronomical rates ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Property Tax Cuts for Homeowners and 'Affordable Rentals'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:51 PM :: 2276 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The County Council actually improved on a tax cut proposed by Mayor Roth, but neither version gives a break to industrial or commercial properties ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Tourism-related property tax hike a threat to Kauai economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:46 PM :: 2436 Views :: Kauai County, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... a $3.49 million tax increase on hotels and resorts and a $4.15 million increase on vacation rentals ....
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Sunday, May 26, 2024 |
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Targeting scapegoats affects us all
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:21 AM :: 1812 Views :: Kauai County, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... One of the most persistent myths in Hawaii politics is that you can target a single group with a tax hike and not affect anyone else ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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SB930 Signed into Law: New Rental Application Fee Rules
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 1369 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... the law prohibits a landlord from charging an applicant for a residential dwelling unit, a tenant screening fee that is more than the actual cost to obtain information ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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HB2298 Coffee Labeling Bill Pushes Back on Blenders
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2399 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... any coffee labeled or advertised with a Hawaiʻi geographic origin must consist of at least fifty-one percent coffee by weight from that geographic region ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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HB2144: Allow Production and Sale of 'Homemade Food Products'
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 2213 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... By broadening the types of shelf-stable food that can be sold and where producers can sell them, the bill ensures that local entrepreneurs have the chance to thrive while maintaining high standards of food safety ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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Kayak Rental Co fined $35K for Blue Law Violations
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 2108 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... We all know Sundays are holy days set aside for the worship of the Goddess Gaia ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Bill allowing counties more authority over short-term rentals on Green's desk
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 PM :: 2093 Views :: Development, Small Business, Tourism
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... A conference committee agreed to pass Senate Bill 2919, which would allow counties to create zoning laws regulating short-term rentals ....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
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Small Business Economic Trends: How does Hawaii Compare?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 AM :: 1844 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... the gold standard measurement of the Main Street economy ....
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Sunday, April 21, 2024 |
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And Now the Big Guns Come Out
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2669 Views :: Ethics, Small Business, Taxes
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... I became convinced that the proceedings, or at least this part of them, were prearranged ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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Insurance ‘stabilization’ bill would spread pain to everyone
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:57 PM :: 2157 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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“...if you look through the bill, it’s a bunch of blank spaces. It says conveyance taxes will increase by blank percent. Or short-term rental taxes are gonna have a blank percent tax on them....”
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii County beekeepers hope Bill 144 will open up new vistas
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:43 PM :: 2188 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business
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... Hawaii County treats beehives like piggeries ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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PLA? State keeps piling on rules that increase Hawaii’s cost of living
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:20 PM :: 2552 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s $1.5 million PLA threshold is now the lowest in the nation ....
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
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A tax proposal I actually like
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:33 PM :: 2218 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... the state’s estate or “death” tax can force their heirs of local businesses to sell off the assets of their companies ....
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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‘Surprise’ state tax last straw for veteran Hawaii bar owner?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:42 PM :: 2475 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Comerford said his 45 years of living in Hawaii and 25 years of being a business owner are likely to end due to a recent state decision to collect taxes on federal Restaurant Revitalization Funds received during the COVID-19 lockdowns ....
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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Study STR economic impact before banning them
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:34 PM :: 3347 Views :: Hawaii County , Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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SB2553: Hawaii 'opt out' retirement scam
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 4845 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...a scam designed to shunt the least attentive investors -- those who do not 'opt out' -- into low return, high fee accounts run by whichever financial institution makes the most campaign contributions....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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Rich States, Poor States: Hawaii Ranks 41st--Will Legislature Send Tax Cuts to Governor?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 3192 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... Gov. Josh Green addressed the tax and migration issues in his policy brief issued last month. One of his solutions is indexing the state's income tax for inflation, he said ....
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Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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Lahaina: 43.8% of businesses “critical, on life support"
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 2088 Views :: Maui County, Small Business
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...43.8% of businesses described themselves as “critical, on life support,” with only 3.1% reporting “doing great, feeling great.”....
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
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The Passthrough Entity Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2077 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... This is an issue here in Hawaii because our individual income tax rates can go up to 11%, second highest in the nation ....
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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DLNR Now Charging $1 to Use Ocean
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 2746 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... more than 500 companies with commercial use permits from the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), began collecting one dollar from each passenger or customer ....
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Sunday, March 31, 2024 |
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GET on Health Care, Revisited
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2459 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... HB 1675: GET exemption for medical services paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned?
By Video @ 12:00 PM :: 3214 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Once Hawaii County forces families to apply for permits, the next step will be an effort to ban our industry entirely ....
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Friday, March 22, 2024 |
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Victory! Honolulu Agrees to Suspend Enforcement of Unconstitutional Ordinance, Saving Local Businesses
By Selected News Articles @ 11:50 PM :: 4559 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Small Business, Tourism
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... City suspends enforcement of a city ordinance that’s driving several restaurants in Waikiki out of business ....
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Sunday, March 17, 2024 |
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Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:05 PM :: 2807 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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Hawaii bill that would increase automobile insurance draws ire
By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 2642 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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... The Senate passed the bill 23-2, with Republican Sens. Brenton Awa and Kurt Fevella casting the lone "no" votes ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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HB1675: No GE Tax on Medical Services
By Video @ 3:40 AM :: 2557 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... supporting HB 1675 as the first step in getting rid of GET for medical services ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Short-term Rental Crackdown: State, County Bills Threaten Residents
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:58 PM :: 2493 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... to phase out short-term rentals and impose higher taxes on them ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Short-term rental owners stand firm for their rights
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:35 PM :: 3005 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Short-term rental owners in Hawaii could hardly find a better spokesperson for their cause ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Unlicensed Midwives Sue State
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 2331 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... there were no professional licenses in Hawaii before Captain Cook arrived, therefore unlicensed midwifery is 'indigenous' ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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Greater usage of cryptocurrency in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:22 PM :: 1454 Views :: Small Business
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... After the state Division of Financial Institutions started implementing stringent cryptocurrency regulations in 2014, crypto companies started fleeing the state ....
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 |
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Liberation of crypto is win for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:35 PM :: 1949 Views :: Small Business
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... the state Division of Financial Institutions has quietly decided to let cryptocurrency companies operate freely in Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024 |
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Kula Fire Recovery: "No one is coming to save you"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 2904 Views :: Maui County, Development, Small Business
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“For a long time, people looked to government like it was their job to take care of everything. But the best course of action is not to go through elected officials, it’s to stand up and do it."
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Monday, February 5, 2024 |
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Court: HMSA Physician Contracts “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable”
By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 6002 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... In a February 2, 2024 Order, 3rd Circuit Judge Robert D S Kim has voided HMSA, HMSA Medicare, and Quest ‘Participating Physician Agreements’ ....
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Saturday, February 3, 2024 |
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DCCA Dumps Mis-Named 'Innovation Lab': Crypto Suddenly Deregulated
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 1798 Views :: Small Business
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... The Aloha State had persistently earned a virtually worst-in-the-nation popularity for its unfriendliness towards digital currencies—second solely to New York, a state with a Bitlicense that Hawaii was trying to adapt ....
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Monday, January 29, 2024 |
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Senate Sets Triple Hearing on Vacation Rental Bill
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 2662 Views :: Development, Small Business, Tourism
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... Senate Bill 2919 establishes State Regulations for short-term vacation rentals, allows the counties to adopt zoning ordinances and regulations for the amortization or phasing out of certain land lands or structures, and applies the TAT to shelters and vehicles with, or advertised as including, sleeping accommodations ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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Proposed STR regulations pose threat to Hawaii Island economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:39 PM :: 2732 Views :: Hawaii County , Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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DoTAX Grabs for Restaurants' COVID Relief Money
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:23 PM :: 2567 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... restaurants hit with surprise tax bill applicable to the financial aid received under federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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LLC Ownership Secrecy: Oh BOI, More Red Tape for All
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2365 Views :: Ethics, Small Business
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... ultra-wealthy oligarchs, bad actors, and others are seeing us—the United States—as a haven where they can park money or assets in entities, like limited liability companies ....
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Friday, January 26, 2024 |
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Chamber of Commerce: 2030 Blueprint Hawaii to Grow Jobs
By Andrew Walden @ 11:25 PM :: 603 Views :: Development, Economy, Small Business
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... addressing significant obstacles that are slowing the economy in the post-pandemic period ....
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii Bill Would Legalize Raw Milk Sales
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 2584 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... Passage into law would take an important step toward further rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in practice and effect ....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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Hawaii 9th Worst State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 8:15 PM :: 2322 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... 2024’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business ....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |
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Hawaii Isle property tax bill could penalize owners with ohana units
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 2410 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Cost of Living
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... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent ....
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