In the Media!

Why it’s so Hard to Follow the Money. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Most of the money in the state, and the place to which many (but not all) tax collections go, is the … Read More

Fighting to Drop GE Taxes on Nonprofits. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. We look at Senate Bill 3201, a bill to lower general excise taxes paid by charities and other nonprofits, which passed the … Read More

To Get Milk You Still Have to Feed the Cow. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. On June 6, the financial site WalletHub put out a study called “2022’s Best and Worst State Economies.” In … Read More

“I don’t think it’s fair to say the mood was this way or that way in particular. Everybody throws stuff at the wall and sees what sticks,” said Tom Yamachika, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. Read the full … Read More

“County gas taxes per gallon, according to the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, are lower in Honolulu at 16.5 cents and on Kauai at 17 cents. Maui has the highest rate at 24 cents, and on Hawaii island it is 23 … Read More

  How our Bill Prices Compare. The host for this show is Tom Yamachika. Sometimes we wonder just how lucky we are to live in Hawaii. We all know it’s a pricey place, but sometimes it takes raw statistics to … Read More

  Hidden Charges at the Pump. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Many of us who drive cars now dread the day when we’ve got to go to the gas station. Between COVID-19, Russia vs. … Read More

Tank taxes I spent nearly $100 on my last fill up, so I enjoyed a timely commentary by Tom Yamachika, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, detailing the local taxes built into every gallon of gas. “We start with … Read More

…”“When you add together all of them, it’s $411 million. That’s a lot of money,” said Tom Yamachika of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. “The balances on all of those special funds increased by $33 million this past year. Why? … Read More

…”The bill is also opposed by the Tax Foundation of Hawaii.  “The private sector offers various kinds of retirement plans including IRAs for those who either can’t or don’t want to participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan,” the foundation said … Read More