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Thursday, April 4, 2019 |
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Sin Taxes: Hawaii 3rd Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 5:48 AM :: 4877 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...'Sin' taxes are levied on a relatively narrow tax base, and many are regressive, with a larger share of the tax burden falling on those with lower incomes....
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 |
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State of the State Budget 2020
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:53 PM :: 5985 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...A new Grassroot Institute of Hawaii report suggests ways to build a financial reserve....
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 |
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Hawaii--2nd Highest State Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 4974 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Unlike tax rates, which vary widely based on an individual’s circumstances, tax burden measures the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes....
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Sunday, March 31, 2019 |
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Judgments Aren’t Necessarily the End of Litigation
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6663 Views :: Judiciary, Taxes, Tourism
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...Before the ink was dry on those judgments, the Department of Taxation produced additional assessments against the taxpayers, this time on car rental commissions....
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Saturday, March 30, 2019 |
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‘Backward budgeting’ wrong way to move forward
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:18 PM :: 5164 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Hawaii lawmakers are considering a myriad of new tax increases in order to pay for their spending plans, but instead they should clamp down on their spending so tax hikes aren’t needed....
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 |
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Reforming Rental Car Excise Taxes
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 5040 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...a byzantine structure of taxes and fees, with effective tax rates on consumers often exceeding 30 percent....
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 |
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Legislature Sends Budget Bill to Governor--Tax Hikes Next on Agenda
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 4431 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...with a month to go, legislators will have plenty of time to raise your taxes....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 |
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Maui Mayor Proposes $869.5M Budget
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 7521 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...tax increases would affect commercial, up by 14 cents per $1,000 of valuation; industrial, up by 3 cents per thousand; hotel and resort, up by 23 cents per thousand; and short-term rental, up by 27 cents per thousand....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 |
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Hawaii: Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 6141 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...contrasting state and local tax collections with the quality of the services residents receive in each of the 50 states....
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Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects Rail Surcharge Lawsuit
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:11 PM :: 6333 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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"...Despite the rejection of the Supreme Court of Hawaii, our efforts were key in the legislature’s decision to drop the skim from 10% to 1% during the 2017 Special Session—this was a win for all taxpayers in this State...."
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019 |
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Hawaii State Government -- 2nd-Lowest Federal Dependency Ranking
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 4621 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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..."Federal Funding as a Share of State Revenue"....
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Sunday, March 17, 2019 |
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GE Tax Hike: How They Voted
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 4175 Views :: Taxes
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...Senate Bill 1474 would increase your GE Tax by 0.5%....
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Sunday, March 17, 2019 |
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Blank the Amount, Defect the Date
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6764 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Higher Education, Taxes
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"SB 1474 Senate Draft 2 that proposes an increase in the GET now specifies '__ per cent or $ _____'"
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 |
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Road Usage Charge: HDoT Community Meetings on Latest Tax Hike Scheme
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 4657 Views :: Taxes
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...The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold 14 community meetings across the state to get public feedback on the concept of a road usage charge....
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Sunday, March 10, 2019 |
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GET increase will add to Hawaii’s high cost of living
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:34 PM :: 5999 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...The Hawaii Legislature is considering a bill to add 0.5 percent to the 4 percent state general excise tax....
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Sunday, March 10, 2019 |
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Can’t You Spare Half a Penny for Education?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4802 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...what we really need to do is fix the inefficiency....
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Friday, March 8, 2019 |
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GE Tax Hike a Lose-Lose Proposition
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:46 PM :: 4776 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...The Hawaii Legislature seems to have learned the wrong lesson from last year’s constitutional amendment debate....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Hits Poor 255% Harder than Rich
By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 AM :: 4883 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii GE Tax takes 8.43% of income from low income families but only 3.31% from high income families -- 2nd most regressive in USA....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 |
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It's legislative season again, so taxpayers beware!
By Video @ 1:02 AM :: 3618 Views :: Taxes
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...Tom Yamachika gives us a round up of the latest proposals to raise taxes on Hawaii residents....
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Monday, March 4, 2019 |
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City-Funded Survey Tries Out Excuses for Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 5930 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Taxes
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...Residents were presented with a list of eight potential projects and asked their level of support for each, even if it involved raising taxes or fees....
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Sunday, March 3, 2019 |
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Beware of Tax Software?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4029 Views :: Taxes
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...individuals, gritting and gnashing their teeth, scour through their financial records and begin the arduous process....
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Friday, March 1, 2019 |
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Help People Save by Cutting Their Taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:41 PM :: 5933 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Multiple bills heard this session have revolved around encouraging residents to save. The details vary, but there’s a common theme: The state wants to be your local bank....
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Thursday, February 28, 2019 |
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SB1009 Negates Public Health Benefits of Vaping
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 AM :: 6931 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... SB1009 threatens the efficacy of a tobacco harm reduction tool that has helped millions of adult Americans quit smoking cigarettes ....
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Friday, February 22, 2019 |
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"Everyone" cannot afford another GET surcharge
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:07 PM :: 6376 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education, Taxes
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...Senate Bill 1474 proposes levying a 0.5 percent surcharge on the general excise and use tax in order to provide a “dedicated funding source” for the DOE and the University of Hawaii....
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Thursday, February 21, 2019 |
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Hawaii State Income Tax 9th Highest Collection Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 4:29 PM :: 4715 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the Hawaii State Personal Income Tax vacuums up $1,481 per person....
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Sunday, February 17, 2019 |
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Squirreling Away Money at the Dept. of Transportation
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5449 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The auditor found that they have lots of money lying around. More than $120 million in accounts that haven’t been even touched for five years....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Not too late to hold rail accountable
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:47 PM :: 5277 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...New York and California killed off expensive rail projects--Hawaii can too....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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12,000 Leave Hawaii: Five Can Bring Them Back
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:26 AM :: 5209 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...‘Perry & The Posse’ hosts Keli'i Akina on morning radio show....
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 |
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Creativity Abounds at our Legislature, Pt. 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3300 Views :: Taxes
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...creative tax-related bills at our legislature....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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Gas Tax? HDOT Doesn't Spend the Money it Already Has
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:09 PM :: 3337 Views :: Taxes
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...Hawaii residents paid an average of 65.32 cents per gallon in combined gas taxes in 2018....
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 |
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Hawaii: Highest Sales Taxes Per Capita in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 2:06 PM :: 4719 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...In fiscal year 2017, the highest state sales tax collections per capita were found in Hawaii -- $2,269....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii's dangerous idea: Allowing people to smoke is equivalent to killing them
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 PM :: 6184 Views :: Health Care, Life, Taxes
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...This way of thinking could justify government intervention in nearly all aspects of a person's life....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Honolulu Ranks 72nd for Fiscal Health
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 6955 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Honolulu has a Taxpayer Burden of $23,000, earning it an "F" grade....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Tax Hike Creativity Abounds at our Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3313 Views :: Taxes
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...This year, our legislature once again is poised to consider revenue raising – namely, taxes in new and creative ways....
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Thursday, January 31, 2019 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Hits 105.08% of Personal Income
By Tax Foundation @ 3:18 AM :: 4916 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii's GE Tax base is more than triple the average sales tax base for US states....
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 |
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Hawaii receives mixed grades on tobacco prevention and cessation
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 5559 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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...American Lung Association ‘State of Tobacco Control’ Report Finds Hawaii Must Do More to Prevent, Reduce Tobacco Use....
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Sunday, January 27, 2019 |
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Public pension crisis? We're on it!
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:14 PM :: 5910 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...How to resolve Hawaii’s public pension debt crisis....
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Sunday, January 27, 2019 |
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Ask Not for Whom the H-1 Tolls…
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4814 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...Recently, we have heard the term “congestion pricing” bandied about as a way of improving traffic congestion here, and of raising more money....
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Felony Tax Violations: Honolulu DUI Attorney Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 4857 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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...Noah Fiddler's sentencing is scheduled for May 2, 2019....
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Thursday, January 24, 2019 |
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Why are Climate Alliance governors in states with bad financial conditions?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:16 PM :: 5197 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the average per-Taxpayer Burden for these 15 states runs almost $24,000—more than four times the average for the other 35 states....
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Thursday, January 24, 2019 |
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Hawaii 6th Highest Tax Collections Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 2:00 AM :: 4430 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii: State and Local Taxes rake in $6,467 per capita....
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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How we can keep our children in Hawaii?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:52 PM :: 6241 Views :: Economy, Jones Act, Taxes
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...Senate President Ron Kouchi talked about how his “greatest passion was to create a Hawaii where each and every one one of our children could come home.”....
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Thursday, January 17, 2019 |
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Hawaii Tax Structure Uniquely Anti-Manufacturing
By Tax Foundation @ 8:42 PM :: 5429 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Hawaii, a state with a sales tax base so broad that it applies to more than the state’s entire economy, taxes not just the machinery businesses use to manufacture goods, but also the raw materials used in manufacturing....
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Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii's coming recession--Are legislators Listening?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:03 PM :: 6021 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The economic boom of the last few years allowed them to continue spending at high levels, and many of them would like to keep it that way....
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Saturday, January 5, 2019 |
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Auditor: Conveyance Tax Money Misspent by DLNR
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:05 PM :: 7794 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use, Taxes
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...In 2005, the Legislature provided the land conservation program with a dedicated funding source – ten percent of conveyance tax collected...here's what happened next....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Happy New Year, Hawaii, now pay up!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:30 PM :: 4008 Views :: Taxes
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... Perhaps most notable are the increases in the general excise tax on Kauai and Hawaii Island ....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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No, Killing a Special Fund Doesn’t Kill People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5570 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....
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Sunday, December 23, 2018 |
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Carbon Tax: Will You Fiddle While Paris Burns?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 7856 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...If enacted, the carbon tax would be the fifth special tax imposed on fuel....
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Friday, December 21, 2018 |
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Supreme Court Releases Opinion Striking Down HSTA Property Tax ConAm
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 6493 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...the question posed to voters must be clear and neither misleading nor deceptive....
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