During September, make a donation to the Tax Foundation of Hawaii at any Foodland or Sack N Save checkout, and Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will make a donation to our organization too! TAX FOUNDATION OF HAWAII Our code … Read More
Joining President Yamachika will be investigative reporters Gina Mangieri (KHON2) and Rick Daysog (Hawaii News Now) for an in depth discussion that you won’t want to miss. Tickets for the conference are available by donation, all proceeds to support the … Read More
Tax Foundation of Hawaii archival publications such as Government in Hawaii, Hawaii Finance in Brief and the Tax Burden of the Arnie Aloha Family are now available only in the Members Area. Now out of circulation, these publications were produced … Read More
HONOLULU, June 21, 2021 — Gov. Ige has released his “Intent to Veto” list required by the Hawaii Constitution. Any bill that is enrolled to the Governor and is NOT on the list will become law. Bills that are on … 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
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