Isles require new tax calculus to thrive
We can generate the revenue needed to protect essential services without raising taxes on the great majority of Hawaiʻi residents. By focusing on the highest earners and largest corporations, we can keep our communities strong, even as federal support disappears.
‘Audacious’ tax relief plan advances at Hawaiʻi Legislature
The biggest proposed savings are in a bill from Gov. Josh Green that would boost all Hawaiʻi income tax bracket thresholds and increase the standard deduction along with the personal exemption.
Move ahead with care on tax relief
Legislators must ensure that the relief package makes the most of state resources, finding the right balance of lower taxes and the services that Hawaiʻi’s people need most.
To invest in its future, Hawaiʻi needs to raise taxes now
Kicking the can down the road further burdens the taxpayers of tomorrow.
Senate’s tax fairness bill is good for Hawaiʻi—here’s why
Senate Bill 56 accomplishes what most of us would like our tax system to do: It assesses a greater contribution to the public good from those who can afford it.
Raising taxes on rich would boost consumers
To save businesses like Love’s, we need to shift tax burden away from consumers who drive commerce, to those who earn so much they save a lot.
Here’s how tax increases are shaking out in the Hawaiʻi legislature
Senators moved to raise income taxes on high earners, and the House passed capital gains and inheritance tax increases.
Don’t hurt vulnerable families; make taxes more equitable
There’s a better solution than depriving vulnerable people of the services they desperately need: Raise needed revenue by taxing the wealthy who have not faced the grim financial consequences of the pandemic.
REITs should pay taxes like rest of us
This is the year for our legislature and governor to come together to do what’s best for the state: Make REITs pay state corporate income taxes.