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Entries for 'Tom Yamachika'
| Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
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Getting into Tax Court
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 1210 Views
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... There are three ways to get into Tax Appeal Court ....
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| Sunday, September 13, 2026 |
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A Fair Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 1567 Views
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... items that detract from fairness ....
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| Sunday, September 6, 2026 |
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Save Ala Moana!
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 2406 Views
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... a special fund set up in the City Charter of Honolulu that is fed automatically by an earmark on property tax revenues ....
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| Sunday, August 30, 2026 |
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Education Freedom Tax Credits
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 3119 Views
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"...SGO-granted scholarship money does not have to be spent on tuition...."
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| Sunday, August 23, 2026 |
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When do Judges Have Free Speech?
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 3881 Views
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... should three justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court be disciplined for bad-mouthing the U.S. Supreme Court? ....
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| Sunday, August 16, 2026 |
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Clean Energy Schizophrenia
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4977 Views
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... Our state does a lot of giving and taking when it comes to energy use ....
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| Sunday, August 9, 2026 |
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Honolulu Special Funds
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4414 Views
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... proposals on the ballot in Honolulu that have been put forward by the Honolulu Charter Commission ....
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
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Taxation of Envy
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4550 Views
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... Hawai‘i Millionaire Tax: Why the New 13% Bracket Won’t Be the Last ....
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| Sunday, July 26, 2026 |
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The One Dollar Solution
By Tom Yamachika @ 9:43 AM :: 4423 Views
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... the line-itemed bill, SB 2600 ....
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| Sunday, July 19, 2026 |
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Why Care About the Dam Special Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4791 Views
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... we are suing the State over it ....
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| Sunday, July 12, 2026 |
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Empty Homes Tax Won’t Go Away
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4846 Views
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... They have brought the matter to the Honolulu Charter Commission ....
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| Sunday, July 5, 2026 |
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SNAP Disaster Imminent
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 5260 Views
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... if the error rate is 10% or more, then we get socked for 15%, which would come out to about $109 million ....
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| Sunday, June 28, 2026 |
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Now You See It…
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4144 Views
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...There’s no magic involved here, only taxes. Taxes you can see, and taxes you can’t....
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| Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
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The Art of the Tax Deal
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 3903 Views
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... the “settlement” that created the Anti-Weaponization Fund has some issues ....
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| Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
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Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Control Problems Go Back 42 Years
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 5243 Views
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... the story of a psychologist that was indicted on 32 counts of Medicaid fraud in 1984 ....
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| Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
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Navigating the NIL(e)
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4584 Views
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... college athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (referred to as NIL) ....
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| Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
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Our Big Tax Bill Act
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4863 Views
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...Senate Bill 3125, Our Big Tax Bill (which is still a lot smaller than the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act) was signed into law on May 21 and became Act 24, what I am calling the One Big Tax Bill Act or OBTBA....
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| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
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Changes to the Solar Credit
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4523 Views
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... what is going to happen to the renewable energy technologies credit ....
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| Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
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Tax Bills: Follow the Yellow Brick Road
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4375 Views
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... More tax news that’s fit to print (and maybe some that isn’t) ....
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| Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
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Tax Bills: Some Look Radically Different
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:01 AM :: 4653 Views
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... Here are some of the more significant ones ....
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