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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 :: 266 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 :: 347 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 :: 491 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 :: 1160 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 :: 1002 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 :: 1494 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 :: 1043 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 :: 1322 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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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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HB1675: No GE Tax on Medical Services
By Video @ 3:40 AM :: 1308 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... supporting HB 1675 as the first step in getting rid of GET for medical services ....
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Sunday, March 3, 2024 |
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Amended Return Equals Guilty Plea
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1451 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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... Here’s how the strategy works ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii Worst State to Be Middle Income from a Tax Perspective
By Selected News Articles @ 1:15 PM :: 1441 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... for middle income earners, taxes take 13.62% of income--highest in the USA ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Bills increasing costs for tourists moving through Hawaii Legislature
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 1229 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... two proposals that would increase the transient accommodation tax, known as TAT ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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The Department’s Quest to Nullify Evidence
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1287 Views :: Taxes
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... trampling on taxpayers’ rights ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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DoTax: State Tax Credits You Can Claim
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 1269 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation Encourages Hawaiʻi Families to Claim Available Tax Credits ....
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Friday, February 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii committee to discuss $25 tourism tax Friday
By Selected News Articles @ 6:07 AM :: 1282 Views :: Environment, Taxes, Tourism
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... House Bill 2406 would impose a $25 "transient accommodation tax," also known as a TAT, on top of the 10.25% TAT that is already in place ....
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Sunday, February 18, 2024 |
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Sunday, February 18, 2024 |
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The ConAm Returns Again
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1272 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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... The Counties all oppose this bill ....
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Sunday, February 11, 2024 |
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Hoarding School Impact Fees
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1434 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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... since 2007, not one thin dime has been spent out of the school impact fees collected ....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |
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A social tax policy I could agree with
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:13 PM :: 1220 Views :: Taxes
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... It used to be that you could trust the Legislature to not raise taxes during an election year ....
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 |
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Danger: 200 tax bills being considered by Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:59 PM :: 1499 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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"... they’re not providing a very efficient source of revenue ...."
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 |
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What Were They Thinking?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1285 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the process to separate the wheat from the proverbial chaff has begun ....
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Thursday, February 1, 2024 |
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Three Ways to Lower Hawaii's Cost of Living
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:18 PM :: 1259 Views :: Development, Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... reduce housing regulations, support reform of the federal Jones Act and cut taxes ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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DoTAX Grabs for Restaurants' COVID Relief Money
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:23 PM :: 1191 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... restaurants hit with surprise tax bill applicable to the financial aid received under federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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Reasons to be optimistic about the 2024 Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:00 AM :: 1088 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Will this be the year that we finally start to see positive big changes — or are we going to see more taxes, more spending, more regulations? ....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
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Recovery? Maui County Greets New Year with GE Tax Increase
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 1167 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Maui County surcharge and GET is 4.5% as of Jan. 1, 2024 ....
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Sunday, January 21, 2024 |
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Will Tax Relief be on Agenda for 2024?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1062 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... In the 2023 legislative session, that legislation was amended beyond recognition in both the House and Senate ....
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Saturday, January 20, 2024 |
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Hold on to your wallets! The Legislature is back in session
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:56 AM :: 1121 Views :: Development, Land Use, Taxes
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... “artificial limiters” imposed on the housing stock via the state’s 5% cap on land zoned for residential ....
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Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
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Legislature Considering Constitutional Amendment to Enact a State Property Tax
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 1401 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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... a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to enact a tax on residential investment property valued at over $3 million ....
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Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
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More Tax Hikes Coming
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1685 Views :: Taxes
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... It isn’t very far into the new year, but already the tax hike proposals have begun ....
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Sunday, January 7, 2024 |
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Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1092 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... remedy the consequences of some other folks who dropped the ball ....
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
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Merry Wet Christmas for Honolulu BWS
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3127 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu consumers will be subjected to a double whammy next year ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Long-term rental tax relief should include mixed-use properties
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1188 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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... a new real property tax classification specifically for long-term rental properties ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Existing short-term Hawaii rentals may remain in operation, judge rules
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 AM :: 2139 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... The ordinance that levies heavy fines on short-term rentals in Honolulu remains in effect only for new rentals beginning operations after the ordinance was put in place ....
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Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Help Maui fire victims, but not by abusing STR owners
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:06 PM :: 1162 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Green has acknowledged that an STR ban would probably result in legal challenges, but he shouldn’t ignore the fact that a back-door ban through a tax hike also could result in legal and political headaches ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Voluntary tax incentives could encourage landlords to house displaced Lahaina residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:34 PM :: 1170 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... provide anyone who rents to Lahaina residents displaced by the August 2023 wildfires a 100% exemption from Maui County’s property tax ....
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 |
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City to send 2024 Real Property Notice of Assessments
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 1590 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... an approximate increase of 0.79 percent ....
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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The easiest way to increase tax revenues
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:42 AM :: 1321 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the state had a huge surplus and many of our lawmakers were going hog-wild trying to spend it ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Population: Still Losing
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1332 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Are we going to put more pressure on our taxpayer base to dig into their pockets ever more deeply? ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Up in Smoke? AG's Plan to turn Illegal Drug Dealers into Legal Tax-Paying Entrepreneurs
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:58 PM :: 1222 Views :: Law Enforcement, Taxes, Drugs
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... In nearly every location where recreational marijuana is legal, criminal syndicates, far more than the state government, are cashing in on the "green gold rush" ....
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Monday, November 27, 2023 |
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How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:50 PM :: 1156 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii is 6th at $7,746 per capita ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Wholesaling: What You Don’t Know
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1359 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... you as a taxpayer can never really know, but you can protect yourself ....
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
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Caldwell's COVID Slush Fund: 'Follow the Money'
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:36 PM :: 1513 Views :: Ethics, Taxes, Tourism, COVID-19
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... you have to follow the money, especially when there’s a huge surge of funds given to the government to dole out ....
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
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Tax relief for properties that house Lahaina residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:21 PM :: 1337 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Bill 95 would exempt from the Maui County property tax all residential real property in Lahaina and other residential real property that was damaged or destroyed by the fires ....
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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Adjusting AMI for Kauai’s affordable rental program could backfire
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:23 AM :: 1558 Views :: Kauai County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... a sweeping reform of Kauai’s property tax system ....
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Sunday, November 5, 2023 |
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Crossing the Rubicon Again
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1502 Views :: Ethics, Development, Taxes
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... Green suspended the General Excise Tax as it related to vendors involved in the design, construction, sale, lease, or financing of housing projects designed to provide rapid relief to the homeless ....
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Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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Maui Fires: Three bills offer property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:56 AM :: 1585 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Bill 102 best of three bills but should be retroactive ....
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
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Hawaii Among Worst: 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 PM :: 1648 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... the state’s property tax system ranked 31st and its unemployment insurance tax ranked 41st. The state is 42nd overall ....
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