Tax Foundation of Hawaii in the media (radio, TV, etc.)
Ridicule, Violent Opposition, Acceptance. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer wrote that all truth goes through three stages: 1st it is ridiculed; 2nd it is violently opposed; 3rd it is … Read More
A Historical Perspective. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. We focus on the City and County of Honolulu, where efforts are under way to deal with the highly backlogged state of affairs at our Department … Read More
Cracking Down on Vacation Homes. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. One of the ideas that has been kicking around in the state and county legislatures for a couple of years now is the idea … Read More
‘F’ from Truth in Accounting.org. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. About one year ago, the nonprofit Truth in Accounting put out a report called ‘Financial State of the States 2021.’ That report compared published … Read More
Public-Private Partnerships. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Our state has a love-hate relationship with public-private partnerships (P3). P3s are where public (government) interests and funds partner with private companies to cooperate and share risks … Read More
Potholes Ahead for Drivers. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Hawaii Department of Transportation has been studying implementation of a Road Usage Charge (RUC). Such a charge would be assessed to a driver based on … Read More
Debunking the Remote Buyer Myth. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The guests are Malia Hill and Jensen Ahokovi. Hawaii is renowned for high housing prices. Lawmakers have blamed them on wealthy out-of-state buyers with … Read More
How the GET Contributes to the Problem. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Scott Grosskreutz. According to a study by the University. of Hawaii School of Medicine, there is a shortage of … Read More
Pupu Platter 314, By A. Kam Napier – Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Business News For your calendaring consideration Please join Tom Yamachika, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and me, for the foundation’s annual membership conference. You won’t even have to drive anywhere, it’s … Read More
A GET Exemption for Food and Medicine (Talking Tax) Figuring Out who Benefits. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. There has been a lot of talk these days about possibly adding a General Excise Tax … Read More