One of the more intriguing ideas to cross my desk recently is in Senate Bill 822. It proposes to have certain sections of our state designated as “creative districts.” The idea would be to gather artists, such as painters, photographers, … Read More
In late 2021, the City & County of Honolulu’s Real Property Assessment Division inspectors took a look at several parcels of land on which solar farms and other renewable energy projects had been built. The inspectors noted that the land … Read More
Now that the New Year is off and running and we are quaking in our boots waiting for our Legislature to reconvene, here are some of the ideas that we have been following. We’ve put them into a Word Find … Read More
Many financial and political experts (or people who say they are) are trying to make sense of the defeat of Honolulu’s Charter Question No. 1 in the general election earlier this month. The charter question put before Oahu voters was … 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
Once upon a time there were some property developers on Oahu. They thought that agricultural development would be a good thing. There were lots of tax incentives associated with agricultural development. Then they got the idea that putting some solar … Read More
Recently, the Honolulu City Council has taken up the idea of imposing a different tax rate for residences that are vacant. The idea is contained in Bill 76 (2020), a bill that started off last year, was referred to the … Read More