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.
Will the states finally tax the rich?
Lawmakers in seven states last month introduced legislation that aims, in some innovative ways, to raise taxes on their most fiscally favored.
House approves minimum wage, Mauna Kea bills after emotional floor debate
As the Legislature nears the halfway mark for this year’s session, measures to provide $600 million for Native Hawaiian housing and increase the capital gains tax also advance.
Capital gains tax increase and a new carbon tax may not make the cut
With all 76 members of the legislature up for reelection, lawmakers are expected to shy away from those potentially controversial tax measures this year.