In the sports world, we have “March Madness.” Last week in this space, we wrote about “Credit Madness.” Now, lest we miss the forest for the trees, let’s discuss madness at the Legislature in general. A month ago, Civil Beat … Read More
Our Legislature is now in full swing. Politicians are busily preparing and debating bills that would affect our future. One thing different this year, or that is supposed to be different this year, is that because we have just had … Read More
This week we continue our series on the recommendations made by the Hawaii Tax Review Commission. “Hawai‘i taxation of retirement income is neither fair nor equitable,” they say. “The exemption of large portions of retirement income impairs tax adequacy.” Their … Read More