Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is hosting events across the state in May to discuss how key measures fared at the Legislature this year ....

... homebuilders say multi-unit projects could be more profitable, but there are just too many rules, regulations and delays to make it worth the effort ....

... testimony submitted during the past week includes ....

... Not all of Gov. Josh Green’s proposed tax cuts survived lawmakers’ scrutiny this session, but enough are still alive to be optimistic....

... a policy toolkit for county lawmakers seeking to offset spiking property assessments ....

... Resolution No. 2023-33 will establish the real property tax rates for fiscal 2024 ....

... Testimonies submitted to the state Legislature, Honolulu Council, and Maui Council by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii during the past week ....

... Akina said Hawaii home prices are sky-high because of the scarcity of housing caused by “all the regulation … that developers and individual home builders have to go through in order to renovate or in order to build.” ....

"...what you’re really doing is just shifting the visitor impact around, and you’re creating new issues of congestion and use....”

... impractical and legally dubious ....

... we can’t afford not to cut taxes because really, what we’re sitting on right now, are unhealthy ending balances ....

... the state’s mandate to eliminate cesspools is too costly for homeowners ....

... County lawmakers haven’t decided yet how to deal with property tax hikes that are expected to result from higher property assessments across the state ....

... Hawaii County already has some of the most restrictive housing regulations in the U.S. ....

... three reasons: the state general excise tax, Hawaii's occupational licensure laws and the state's medical certificate-of-need laws ....

... The Hawaii State Legislature is off and running again after a brief pause during which the House and Senate exchanged the bills they each had approved ....

... The Hawaii Legislature is halfway through its 2023 session ....

... A new federal “Yes In My Backyard” grant program, spearheaded by Hawaii’s U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, deserves kudos for targeting barriers to new housing ....

... effort underway to update the county’s zoning code ....

... 'Crossover' is March 9, but any bill not out of committee by today likely will be dead ....

... Bill 38 (2022) would change the formula for calculating the eligibility for the real property tax credit ....

... Bill 40’s proposal would increase the home exemption by a mere 10% and the exemption for older individuals by just 7% ....

... tax proposals introduced at the Legislature, the outlook for the state budget, and where Hawaii is at in paying off its debt and unfunded liabilities ....

... Difficulty in administering a “wealth tax” is the primary reason there are only three European countries with wealth taxes today, down from 12 in 1990 ....

... this classification creates a significant tax burden for landlords — even those renting to working class families ....

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says making it easier for qualified medical professionals to practice here would improve healthcare access ....

"...One more good reason to throw an antiquated maritime law overboard...."

... How to ensure that zoning and building codes don’t undermine housing growth ....

... the proposed tax credit could be critical for some property owners who might otherwise have to increase the rents of their tenants ....

... the excise tax is a tax on the total revenues of the businesses, at every transaction level, from manufacturing to wholesale to retail ....

... “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It” ....

... Why are some agencies opposing them? ....

... factors that contribute to the state’s high cost of living, such as its high cost of housing, high taxes, boondoggle projects, shortage of medical professionals and more ....

... Hawaii isn’t doing so well ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii so far has submitted more than 20 pieces of testimony on bills relating to issues ranging from housing to healthcare ....

... Green’s “GAP” plan seeks to provide tax credits for food, rent and child care expenses primarily to Hawaii’s lower- and middle-class families ....

... Legislators have introduced multiple bills in the 2023 legislative session that seek to remove the GET for medical services in Hawaii, either wholly or in part. They include ....

... removing the tax would lower medical costs and help alleviate the state's doctor shortage ....

... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....

... salaries for the Mayor, County Council members, Directors, Deputy Directors and County Auditor ....

“They should look for ways to make government cost less and run more efficiently and operate on a leaner budget."

... Residential A properties went up 39.9% ....

... a recent national study of 3,000 counties in America found the Big Island has the third-worst shortage of healthcare providers in primary care, Maui has the fifth-worst shortage of healthcare providers in America, and Kauai has the 13th worst shortage ....

... To this day, I still wonder where the $58 million that was earmarked for testing and tracing went or whose pockets it lined ....

... Despite the disagreements, there were a few points the guests all agreed on ....

... Hawaii is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to approving building permits ....

... Sim Nimby is an online game in which winning means giving up any hope of building any sort of structure for any reason ....

... two dozen community and media organizations suggest changes that could be implemented by executive order ....

... Akina and Iwasa discuss the history of property taxes in Hawaii, how assessments are conducted and what reforms the counties should consider ....

... Hawaii’s population dropped by almost 7,000 people, or 0.5%, between July 2021 and July 2022 ....