Overtaxed Hawaii:

 MAHALO to the nearly 2,000 patriots who attended Honolulu's 2009 Tax Day Tea Party to express their opposition to high taxes, wasteful spending, and mounting debt.

 With continued pressure on Hawaii's state legislators
over the next three weeks until the session ends on May 7th
-- to oppose any and all tax increases being considered --
the taxpayers of Hawaii have a shot at keeping the
cost of living from soaring ever higher in the Aloha State.

CLICK THE ICON BELOW FOR A LIST OF THE MOST WORRISOME
TAX HIKE BILLS WHICH WE ARE FOLLOWING, ALONG WITH
THE ASSOCIATED COSTS . . . info to empower you in your
communications with elected officials (and their staffs).

HERE ARE LINKS TO OFFICIAL CONTACT INFO FOR YOUR LEGISLATOR
SO YOU CAN KEEP THE HEAT ON THEM TO OPPOSE TAX HIKES
STATE HOUSE MEMBERS
STATE SENATE MEMBERS

Hawai`i Free Press: Photos from Hilo and Kona Tea Parties  (200 in Hilo and 100 in Kailua-Kona)

Kahului, Maui Tea Party: Photos, VIDEO , MORE PHOTOS

Lahaina, Maui Tea Party: 80 people participated

Maui News: ‘Tea parties’ reach isle shores

Kauai Garden Island: Kaua‘i joins TEA party

PHOTOS: Photos from Lihue Tea Party

LIHUE: High school students from the Olelo Christian Academy were part of more than three dozen people that turned out for a Taxed Enough Already sign-waving campaign Wednesday morning at Kapule Highway and Ahukini Road.

LIHUE: 100 at afternoon Tea Party signwave.

Hawaii Reporter: Don't Tax Me Bro

Honolulu Magazine:  A Honolulu Tea Party

Honolulu photos: FLICKR

Advertiser:  'Tea party' tax protests held at Hawaii state Capitol

Claiming that Hawai'i is the most overtaxed state in the country at a time when the economy is flailing, Republican lawmakers took turns inciting a crowd of more than 400 at the state Capitol by saying that raising taxes to stimulate the economy drowns already struggling local residents.

State House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegan, R-32nd (Lower Pearlridge, 'Aiea, Halawa), city Councilman Charles K. Djou, state Rep. Barbara Marumoto, R-19th (Wai'alae Iki, Kalani Valley, Kahala), and state Rep. Gene Ward, R-17th (Kalama Valley, Queen's Gate, Hawai'i Kai) all attended yesterday's rally.

No Democratic lawmakers attended.  "One of the reasons voters have consistently repudiated Republicans over the years in Hawai'i is that they resort to name-calling (does 'Bush is a fascist' ring any bells Brian?) and propaganda (ditto) and rarely go beneath the surface on any issue," said Hawaii Democratic Party chairman Brian Schatz.

On Maui, about 250 protesters lined Ka'ahumanu Avenue in Kahului during the afternoon rush hours, following a midday event in Lahaina.

The group included Republicans, Libertarians, Democrats and nonpartisans.

Ha'iku furniture maker and former Maui police officer Marc Hodges said he is concerned about increasing size of government and government spending, and "an overreaching of authority."

"Our government is getting too big. It's been happening for awhile but it's accelerated during this administration," said Hodges, 41, who described himself as a Democrat. "This is a nonpartisan issue, but at the present the majority of the responsibility lies with Democrats."