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.
State tax bill could have major impact on Kauaʻi
A bill in the state legislature could potentially mean more money in the pockets of working families on Kauaʻi.
Legislators consider extending income tax credit for struggling families
Every dollar a tax filer gets from the EITC generates another $1.24 in economic activity. This type of tax refund can act as an economic stimulus for the state.
Working families deserve permanent earned income tax refund
When all working families are able to permanently access the full value of the Earned Income Tax Credit, communities across our state will become stronger and better prepared for the many challenges that lay ahead in the 21st century.
Hawaiʻi legislature 2022: smart spending could help big problems
Those ideas include increasing the very modest food and rent tax credits for low-income families, and creating a refundable state earned income tax credit that would put some additional money in the pockets of working families.
Key Hawaiʻi House committees approve minimum wage increase, earned income credit
The measure would create a refundable earned income tax credit, and increase the state’s food/excise tax credit to $150 per person for families that earn less than $30,000 per year.
Hawaiʻi lawmakers propose package to reduce income inequality
Lawmakers have announced a joint legislative package they say will benefit Hawaiʻi’s working-class families and individuals.