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Saturday, October 20, 2018 |
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HSTA Property Tax: Two Wolves Fight Over Dinner
By Robert Thomas @ 2:12 AM :: 6826 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor, Taxes
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...the lambs (the voters and taxpayers) didn't have much of a say as usual, and portions of the arguments revealed what these folks think about the intelligence of the average Hawaii voter....
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Saturday, October 20, 2018 |
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ConAm: Supreme Court Strikes Down HSTA Poison Pill
By Andrew Walden @ 1:03 AM :: 7558 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...HSTA members should note that their leadership has been played for the fools that they are....
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Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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More taxes won’t cure our ills
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:18 PM :: 4297 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...even a Hawaii Supreme Court Justice isn’t sure who is supposed to pay....
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Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii 2nd Most Regressive Tax System in USA
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 6581 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...only Washington State taxes the poor more than Hawaii....
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Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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Why ConAm Will Hurt Teachers and Keiki
By Video @ 4:16 AM :: 6588 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...law professor Randall Roth and entrepreneur Stanley Lau are leading a community movement that says the measure will actually hurt teachers and our school children....
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii Among Least tax-Friendly States
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 5403 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living — and high taxes....
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Thursday, October 11, 2018 |
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Individual Income Taxes--Hawaii 4th-Highest
By Tax Foundation @ 6:17 PM :: 5798 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...The poorest-performing states on this year’s individual income tax component are New Jersey, California, New York, Hawaii, and Minnesota....
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Sunday, October 7, 2018 |
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Guess Which Agency May Be Forgoing Millions in Federal Dollars?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5123 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Taxes
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...It is very tempting for a DOE administrator to think, “There’s no benefit for us if we do all this work because the Legislature needs to fund us anyway...."
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Friday, October 5, 2018 |
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Supreme Court to Hear Counties’ Challenge to HSTA Rent tax
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 4847 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...The Hawai‘i Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument on the proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday, October 18 at 8:45 a.m. at Aliʻiōlani Hale....
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 |
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Tax Hike on Renters? HSTA Trots out old Front Groups
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 5613 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...Parents for Public Schools of Hawaii was Founded in 2009 when Hawaii public schools were closed for 17 “Furlough Fridays”....
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 |
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Constitutional Amendment Ballot Measure Will Raise Cost of Living -- Funds may not go to Public Education
By News Release @ 6:38 PM :: 7265 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Those opposed to the constitutional amendment attending the news conference today stood outside a modest, family-owned walk-up apartment on Date Street, valued at approximately $1.5 million, to draw attention to the type of investment properties that would be impacted by the new tax....
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Sunday, September 30, 2018 |
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Guess Which Agency Can Impose State Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7196 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...This law, which we have discussed before, recently has been used to create a “school impact district” that goes from Kalihi to Ala Moana....
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
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HSTA Rent Tax: 14 Groups Support Counties Appeal to Supreme Court
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:36 PM :: 4763 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...The Tax Foundation of Hawaii, a nonprofit taxpayer watchdog organization, together with 14 other organizations, businesses, and individuals, submitted a court filing supporting the Counties’ request that the Hawaii Supreme Court void the ballot measure for school funds....
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Thursday, September 27, 2018 |
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Business Tax Climate--Hawaii Ranks 38th
By Tax Foundation @ 4:58 PM :: 4857 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Hawaii 4th-worst 'Individual Income Tax'....
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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'Education Tax' -- $21K per House
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 PM :: 5366 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...A proposed state “surcharge” on “investment real property” to fund public education could result in county property taxes statewide going up by an average of $21,005....
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Monday, September 24, 2018 |
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No way new tax won’t cost us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:57 PM :: 4652 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...advocates of the so-called education tax have been strangely quiet about how much it will be....
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Sunday, September 23, 2018 |
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Say It’s a Tax!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5349 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Taxes
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...the ballot question doesn’t say anything at all about tax. Does that make the ballot question misleading or deceptive?....
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii State Taxes $6,084 per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 3:06 PM :: 4260 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?....
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Sunday, September 16, 2018 |
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Historic Homes--$2M Tax Exemption Gift to 342 Households
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4226 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...the City is giving the exemption to 342 homes and forgoing taxation on $600 million in property value, translating to a revenue loss exceeding $2 million....
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Friday, September 14, 2018 |
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VIDEO: 'Problematic' HSTA Rental Tax
By Video @ 5:40 PM :: 7080 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...Two public forums have been set to help educate voters....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 |
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July-Aug 2018: GE Tax Collections up 0.4%
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 3727 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...For FY 2019, cumulative collections of the GET are up by 0.4% from last fiscal year....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 |
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Hawaii Sales Taxes Highest Per Capita in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 4:56 PM :: 4288 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii’s sales tax base is broader than economists recommend, applying not just to final consumer products and services, but also to many business-to-business transactions. This results in multiple layers of taxation on the same product or service....
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Sunday, September 9, 2018 |
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Taking Exemptions Without Really Knowing
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3355 Views :: Taxes
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...These days, our General Excise Tax (GET) contains exemptions and reduced rates that are supposed to reflect commercial reality but often contain leaps of faith....
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Saturday, September 8, 2018 |
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Friday, September 7, 2018 |
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‘Education tax’ a Pandora's box
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:26 PM :: 5727 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...The best laid plans, we are told, often go awry ... “Especially when it comes to politicians counting on revenue from tax hikes.”....
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 |
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HSTA Rental Tax: Expedited Hearing for Counties Lawsuit
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 7028 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Office of Elections, Taxes
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...After amended complaints were filed, the state Office of Elections said the ballot will not have a title....
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Sunday, September 2, 2018 |
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Kauai Cash Grab: Long wait for Homeowners Property Tax Exemption
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5911 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Taxes
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...How long do you think it takes between buying a home on Kauai and having the “home exemption” effective for real property tax there?....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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November Ballot: Understanding the constitutional amendment questions
By Video @ 5:22 PM :: 6761 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Understanding the constitutional amendment questions on the ballot....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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Arizona ruling shows Hawaii ballot question vulnerable
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:47 PM :: 4565 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes
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...An "education tax" proposal similar to Hawaii's was held back from voters for being vague....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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State tax first of many?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:13 AM :: 5745 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...In Hawaii, we are now looking at one of the most popular of all tax solutions: passing the costs to a nebulous “other.”....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 |
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Is Hawaii Ready to Tax Internet Sellers?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:40 PM :: 4307 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...State should proceed only after making legislative changes....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 |
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DoE to Impose Multi-Million Dollar Housing Tax Kalihi to Ala Moana Starting October 1
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 7432 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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...To date, HIDOE has collected a combined $4.7 million in school impact fees in Leeward Oahu, West Maui and Central Maui....
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Sunday, August 26, 2018 |
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Raising Taxes Means Decreasing Prices?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5274 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Maybe it’s just a question of semantics....
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Sunday, August 12, 2018 |
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Weekends Safe from Cackling Lawyers?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5022 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Taxes
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Back in 2014, we wrote in this space about a nasty Honolulu City & County rule involving real property tax appeals....
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Saturday, August 11, 2018 |
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New rail taxes after election?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:09 AM :: 5142 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...talk of “recovery plans,” new bonds and property tax dollars allocated to rail inevitably raises the spectre of new rail taxes....
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii -- 4th-Highest Gas Taxes in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 1:21 PM :: 4378 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii gas taxes average $0.4788 per gallon ....
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Sunday, August 5, 2018 |
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Wayfair – Playing Catch-Up
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5296 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...One good thing is that Hawaii has made its position known early, so that those businesses who choose to compete in our marketplace will know what the rules are....
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Thursday, August 2, 2018 |
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Grassroot Institute releases report on fixing pension debt crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:29 PM :: 5651 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...how to bring under control the almost $13 billion in unfunded liabilities of Hawaii’s public pension system....
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Sunday, July 29, 2018 |
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The Wayfair Switch in Time
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4697 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Wayfair v. South Dakota case. It was a huge turning point in constitutional law involving the ability of states to tax “online sellers”....
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Friday, July 27, 2018 |
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How to resolve Hawaii’s public pension debt crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:33 PM :: 7294 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is releasing a new report that outlines how policymakers could resolve Hawaii’s financially dangerous public pension crisis....
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 |
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Indictment: 24 New Jersey Residents Allegedly Defraud Hawaii DoTax
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 8081 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...The defendants, led by a tax preparer and her husband, allegedly attempted to steal over $400,000....
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Sunday, July 22, 2018 |
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Who Can We Beat Up with Property Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3940 Views :: Taxes
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....the possibility of new state-mandated property taxes....
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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Retroactive Internet Sales Tax--DoTax Chickens Out
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 5568 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...“To avoid any constitutional concerns, the department will not retroactively administer Act 41....”
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Ige Vetoes Eight -- Allows Law Enforcement Standards Board to Become Law
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 7277 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police, Taxes
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...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers that he is vetoing eight out of 11 bills on his Intent to Veto list....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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GEMS for Insiders: Polynesian Cultural Center First to Take Advantage of On-Bill Financing
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 8447 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...PCC will finance systems totaling 413 kilowatts (kw), with flexibility to install additional systems and features. The agreement marks the first commercial on-bill financing project in Hawaii using the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority's recently launched Green Energy Money $aver (GEM$)On-Bill program....
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 5:13 PM :: 3982 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii Ranks 27th --Income taxes account for 22.8% of spending ....
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