While everyday households struggle to keep up, the wealthiest few pay a smaller share of their income in taxes. This makes it harder to fund what our communities rely on—healthcare, affordable housing, and other essentials.
Hawai‘i's $10.8+ billion in tax revenue dollars are meant to support the things our communities depend on. But rising costs, federal budget cuts, and growing needs are stretching public budgets thin. At a moment when families need support the most, raising sufficient revenue is essential to protect and strengthen core public investments—things like:
HR1 could take millions of federal dollars away from Hawaiʻi:
In 2026, we’re taking our priorities to the State Capitol and demanding action. That means advancing policies that raise the revenue Hawaiʻi needs to invest these public goods.
Our five policy priorities center on fair, effective revenue generators that strengthen public services and ease the burden on working families.
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Hawaiʻi’s families are counting on a fair tax system—but we can’t do it alone. We’re up against powerful interests, and the stakes have never been higher. Now is our moment to act, and people power is what will make it happen.
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