Stopping unhealthy payments, passing good ones: A successful legislative technique

article high By Keli‘i Akina Legendary soccer coach Bear Bryant is credited with saying: “Offense wins video games … protection wins championships.”  inline If that’s the case, then the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is the Metal Curtain, the ’85 Bears and the 2000 Ravens of legislative advocacy. What you see won’t all the time be […]

Basic excise tax exemptions flatline for groceries and medical companies

article high By Keli‘i Akina As Shakespeare may need put it: “Buddies, neighbors, taxpayers, lend me your ears. I’ve come to bury the Hawaii Legislature, to not reward it. The unhealthy legal guidelines our legislators enact dwell after them, whereas the great are oft interred in committees.” inline Keli’i Akina That’s actually what occurred to the numerous […]

Authorities overreach hides behind ‘pay transparency’ invoice

article high By Keli‘i Akina Yearly we see a handful of payments on the Legislature that put good intentions forward of sensible expertise.  inline Even when the individuals who could be most affected by the proposals clarify that they’re unworkable or counterproductive, these good intentions nonetheless hold the payments transferring ahead.  Fortunately, many of those […]

Counties can afford, ought to prioritize property tax reduction

article prime By Keli‘i Akina Nobody likes the thought of our county governments making the most of Hawaii’s excessive value of dwelling.  inline However that’s what will occur quickly until we engineer some property tax reduction. Because of greater property assessments statewide, Hawaii householders and others are dealing with large will increase of their property […]

There’s by no means a nasty time to chop taxes

article prime By Keli‘i Akina Wednesday was Gov. Josh Inexperienced’s one hundredth day in workplace, and I feel it’s secure to say his honeymoon interval with voters and the Legislature has come to an finish.  inline When he took workplace in January, the state was a funds surplus of about $2.6 billion, and there was numerous pleasure about his […]