Hawaiʻi Tax Fairness Coalition
Lifting up working families
Taxing the top 1%
Our Purpose
Hawaiʻi's low- and middle-income families are struggling with the rising cost of living. We believe that these families should owe less taxes, and the top 1% should pay higher taxes to support the common good (like healthcare and affordable housing).
Who Pays More in Taxes?
Share of family income spent on state and local taxes
Lowest 20%
Earning less than $21,900
Total Income
14.1%
VS
Top 1%
Earning over $594,000
Total Income
10.1%
The top 1% spend less on their taxesFor example, the General Excise Tax (GET) is easier for wealthy people to pay, since they have more money to spend. than everyone else.
What Taxes Pay For
Our $10.8+ billion in tax revenue goes to schools, hospitals, roads, affordable housing, and many other priorities. Here are some of the major program costs that Hawaiʻi covers—not counting federal funding.More↓
Healthcare
$1.83 billion
Health coverage for 441,000 children and adults
Affordable Housing
$305+ million
Building affordable units, rental assistance, and homelessness programs
Public K-12 Schools
$1.76 billion
Education for 165,000+ students across 296 schools
Food Security
$30+ million
School meals and SNAP administration
Billions of federal and state dollars are at risk
HR1 could take millions of federal dollars away from Hawaiʻi:
- Adding $36 to $109 million in costs for SNAP—food benefits for low-income households.
- 108,000 Hawaiʻi residents will be at risk of losing Medicaid coverage unless the State steps in.
To protect our programs and services, Hawaiʻi must raise taxes↑ on the top 1%, out-of-state investors, and big corporations.
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