Tax Foundation of Hawaii in the media (radio, TV, etc.)
From the May 15, 2022 edition of the Honolulu Star Advertiser Hawaii tax rebates to be expedited if enacted July 1 …Tom Yamachika, president of the nonprofit Tax Foundation of Hawaii, said a near-term payout makes good sense as opposed … Read More
Bills on the Governor’s Desk. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The Hawaii Legislature is done for the year. Its last day for this session was May 5th. It has done all its work on … Read More
Taxes You Don’t See. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii tries to follow and report on bills proposing new taxes. They follow any bill that mentions taxes, or affects the … Read More
…But Tom Yamachika, president of Tax Foundation Hawaii said if you think you owe money, you must pay it before the deadline. “The extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay,” said Yamachika. “You do … Read More
…Tom Yamachika, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, said he’s not sure that either HB 510 or SB 775 “crosses the line.” “We don’t know what the boundaries are,” Yamachika said. The bills are “pushing it, that’s for sure.” … Read More
More Persecution of the State Auditor. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The House Special Investigative Committee was supposed to be looking into problems at the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Agribusiness … Read More
Providing Homes to Native Hawaiians Providing Homes to Native Hawaiians The Department of Hawaiian Homelands has been criticized for years over its failure to provide homes to Native Hawaiians. Thousands of people have waited decades for a shot at owning … Read More
The Great Tax Credit Hunt (Talking Tax) Wading Through Hawaii Tax Forms. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tom Yamachika. A few years ago, in 2017 to be exact, our lawmakers enacted an Earned Income … Read More
What’s Hot, and Not, in Tax. The host for this show is Tom Yamachika. The guest is Kevin Dayton. We speak with veteran reporter Kevin Dayton, now with Civil Beat. We cover various tax bills, including: (1) Some that got … Read More
Plan To Commit $600 Million To Hawaiian Home Lands Development Advances Tom Yamachika, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, noted in comments on the bill the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has not been able to promptly spend federal … Read More