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Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
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Kauai: Grassroot Legislative Wrapup
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:42 PM :: 1246 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... It was mostly a good year for Hawaii at the 2024 Legislature, and policy experts from Grassroot will explain how that came to be ....
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
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Keeping more of your own money is a good thing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:26 AM :: 1391 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... passing the biggest income tax cut in state history ....
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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 :: 1369 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 :: 1408 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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Secret Administrative Directives, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1278 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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... secret instructions from the Director of Taxation to his staff ....
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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 :: 1033 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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Saturday, May 25, 2024 |
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Bills that will ‘truly help the people of Hawaii’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1211 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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... huge wins in the areas of taxes, healthcare and housing reform ....
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Saturday, May 25, 2024 |
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HB2404 Tax Cut 'the biggest news of the season'
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:17 AM :: 891 Views :: Taxes
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... HB2404 will lower the state income tax burden for average families by almost 70% by 2031 and save taxpayers roughly $5 billion during that same period ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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GET exemption could be turning point in Hawaii healthcare crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:48 AM :: 1199 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... This year, the Legislature finally listened to their pleas and passed SB1035 ....
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Sunday, May 19, 2024 |
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Secret Administrative Directives, Part 1
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1362 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Taxes
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... DoTax claims Administrative Directives are for “Internal Use” and are not to be disclosed to the public ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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Honolulu cuts budget by $40M; Grassroot says ‘keep going’
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:08 PM :: 1250 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Most of the targeted savings would come from the operating budget of the city’s Department of Information Technology ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Tupola Proposal Lowest TVR Property Taxes for 2025
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 AM :: 1531 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Resolution 24-61 would set the property tax rates for fiscal year 2025 ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Tax cut great. Now let’s cut regulations.
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:31 PM :: 1276 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... there is still plenty of work to be done to reduce the cost of living in Hawaii ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Akina lauds Legislature’s Lahaina-response spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 1342 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... legislators earmark $1 billion to cover costs such as emergency housing and rental assistance ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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The Green Affordability Plan Passes
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1365 Views :: Taxes
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... a significant tax reform which has been long overdue ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Akina lauds legislative gains, but Hamada has reservations
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:35 AM :: 1580 Views :: Taxes
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... Akina said “the tax cuts are gonna be huge in terms of keeping money in the pockets of people starting next year” ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Fairness one reason to expand GET break for medical services
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 AM :: 1389 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... nonprofit hospitals are exempt from the GET, but small physician practices and clinics are not ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Property tax hikes wrong way to rebuild Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:53 PM :: 1715 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... rate would increase by 82% for B&Bs worth $3 million or more ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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How Did it Happen? Legislature passes historic bills on taxation, housing and healthcare
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:31 PM :: 2074 Views :: Development, Health Care, Taxes
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... Get inside scoop at upcoming events on how good bills managed to prevail ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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The Also-Rans
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1487 Views :: Taxes
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... “Good riddance!” ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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Legislature comes through big time
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:00 AM :: 1925 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The best news to come out of it was that our lawmakers passed a major income tax-relief bill, HB2404, which Gov. Josh Green is almost certain to sign because it was part of his much-touted "Green Affordability Plan." ....
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Dems: Income Tax Cut Tops off 'Productive' Legislative Session
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 1663 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... ALICE families will experience firsthand one of the biggest tax cuts in the State’s history ...."
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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SB1035: Legislature Passes Bill to Exempt Medical Care from GE Tax
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 2015 Views :: Health Care, Military, Taxes
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... exempts hospitals, infirmaries, medical clinics, health care facilities, pharmacies, and medical and dental providers from General Excise Tax (GET) on goods or services that are reimbursed through Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 |
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The Home Stretch at the Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1352 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... At the end of this month, the Legislature wraps up and we see what gets sent to Gov. Green’s desk for signature or veto ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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Legislature on Brink of Advancing Brighter Future
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:24 PM :: 1622 Views :: Development, Health Care, Taxes
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... at least five bills strongly supported by my colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii were passed out of conference committees and now will go for final votes at the House and Senate floor sessions ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Maui Property Tax Resolution Full of Blank Numbers
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:26 PM :: 1548 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Resolution 24-78 would set property tax rates for the coming year ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Maui budget full of tax hikes
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:18 PM :: 1279 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... County officials are seeking significant property tax increases while doing virtually nothing to cut spending or spend wisely ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Let’s end embarrassing tax on medical services
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:26 PM :: 1444 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... the GET makes practicing in Hawaii so financially challenging, causing many Hawaii doctors to retire or move away ....
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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 :: 2067 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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Property tax hikes wrong medicine for Maui woes
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:24 PM :: 1450 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Tax hikes would burden average Maui homeowners the most ....
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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 :: 1623 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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Sunday, April 14, 2024 |
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Aloha ThinkTech
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1392 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes
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... ThinkTech has fallen victim to a phenomenon that has plagued many nonprofits including the Tax Foundation of Hawaii: a drop in donor funding ....
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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 :: 1698 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 :: 1632 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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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 :: 2393 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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Will Hawaii ever have a ‘Taxpayer Bill of Rights’?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 1279 Views :: Taxes
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... TABOR, a constitutional amendment approved by Colorado voters in 1992, limits the growth of government by limiting tax increases ....
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
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The Passthrough Entity Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1502 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 :: 1953 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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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd Highest State Tax Burden
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 PM :: 1949 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Overall Tax Burden 11.80% ....
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Sunday, March 31, 2024 |
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GET on Health Care, Revisited
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1860 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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Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
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A hard look at the root causes of the exodus
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:33 AM :: 2114 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...When government is finally saying it is the problem, it’s on the right track to finding a solution....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Exodus to Mainland: State Loses $185M Tax Revenue
By News Release @ 6:39 PM :: 1994 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... outmigration since 2020 has resulted in the loss of $185 million in general excise taxes and state income taxes, or approximately $61.8 million per year ....
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 |
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Fear of the Unknown
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1848 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... some bills replace a current tax rate with a blank. Or several blanks. Those are scary because you don’t know what our lawmakers are thinking of putting in there ....
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Saturday, March 23, 2024 |
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Fraud: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 2851 Views :: Higher Education, OHA, Taxes
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... the sixth person charged in connection with the investigation into a group tied to Dexter Kiama and David Keanu Sai ....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
By Selected News Articles @ 6:46 PM :: 2158 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 ....
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Sunday, March 17, 2024 |
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The Hawaii Estate Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2264 Views :: Taxes
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... there are bills advancing that would, if enacted, fundamentally change how Hawaii’s estate tax works ....
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
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House Passes State Budget
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 1814 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... will come at an extraordinary cost ...."
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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TAT Audit: Maui County fails to Collect Millions from Vacation Rentals
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 2098 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... the County recognized over $56.9 million of MCTAT revenue on its financial statements. However, as of June 30, 2022, only $40 million (1) was actually deposited ....
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