Each year, thousands of bills are introduced in the House and the Senate. It’s typical for the same bill to be introduced in both houses, in which case they get two different bill numbers, one for each. Bills then proceed … Read More
Each year, thousands of bills are introduced in the House and the Senate. It’s typical for the same bill to be introduced in both houses, in which case they get two different bill numbers, one for each. Bills then proceed … Read More
The Hawaii Legislature is typically in session from January to May. View the 2021 Legislative Calendar. Also, here is the 2021 House Internal Legislative Calendar with House-specific deadlines. The Senate internal calendar is similar. Our Legislative Tax Bill Service offers real-time updates … Read More
SB 2920 is the Department of Taxation’s annual bill specifying how Hawaii income tax does, or does not, track changes in the federal tax code. We anticipate that the Governor will sign it. Provisions of interest include: Stimulus payments. Stimulus … Read More
The Hawaii Supreme Court scheduled oral argument for League of Women Voters v. State, a case that challenges the familiar and frustrating legislative tactic known as “gut and replace.” The documents in this case can be seen here. Argument is … Read More
By Tom Yamachika, President This weekend, I got a very interesting question from one of our readers. “Governor Ige has emergency powers,” the questioner said. “Can he raise our taxes by himself?” The answer appears to be “no, but.” The … Read More
Illinois, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Connecticut are precariously stretched to fund their debt obligations By Robert Pozen, MarketWatch Investors in state bonds, beware. Four U.S. states — Illinois, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Connecticut — are sitting on time bombs. Between … Read More
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News Release from Hawai‘i Budget and Policy Center [powered by Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice] Honolulu, HI, August 1, 2018 – Hawai‘i has a new resource to help make better budget and tax policy decisions, coming online … Read More
From BuildMoreHawaiianHomesWorkingGroup.org Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole authored an Act of Congress in 1921 that promised 203,000 acres of land to restore land and dignity to Native Hawaiians. Nearly 100 years later, only 9,700 homesteads have been opened and 44,000 Hawaiians … Read More