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HB 1383 HD 1

March 13, 2023Net Income (HRS 235), UncategorizedTom Yamachika

SUBJECT: INCOME, Agricultural Imports Replacement; Task Force; Income Tax Credit

BILL NUMBER: HB 1383 HD 1

INTRODUCED BY: House Committees on Agriculture & Food Systems and Economic Development

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Establishes a task force to identify the top ten fruits or vegetables that are imported into the State but may be commercially grown in the State. Creates an income tax credit to incentivize the production of those fruits or vegetables to obviate the need to import them into the State. Continue reading HB 1383 HD 1 →

HB 1211

February 13, 2023UncategorizedTom Yamachika

SUBJECT: CONVEYANCE; Conveyance Tax Rates

BILL NUMBER: HB 1211

INTRODUCED BY: POEPOE, AMATO, BELATTI, GANADEN, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, KAPELA, KILA, KOBAYASHI, PERRUSO

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Increases the conveyance tax rate for certain properties. Continue reading HB 1211 →

HB 1101, SB 1399

February 8, 2023Miscellaneous, UncategorizedTom Yamachika

SUBJECT: Stormwater Fees; State Exemption

BILL NUMBER: HB 1101, SB 1399 [TRN-01]

INTRODUCED BY: HB by SAIKI, SB by KOUCHI (Governor’s Package)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Exempts the State and its departments and agencies that maintain or operate a stormwater management system that is interconnected to a county stormwater system from county stormwater user fees. Prohibits each county from denying services to the State or its departments or agencies by reason of nonpayment of user fees. Continue reading HB 1101, SB 1399 →

HB 954

February 7, 2023Net Income (HRS 235), UncategorizedJade McMillen

SUBJECT: INCOME, Amend State Earned Income Tax Credit

BILL NUMBER: HB 954

INTRODUCED BY: SAIKI, AIU, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GANADEN, GARRETT, GATES, HASHEM, HASHIMOTO, HOLT, HUSSEY-BURDICK, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KOBAYASHI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MARTINEZ, MATAYOSHI, MIZUNO, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, NISHIMOTO, ONISHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Changes the amount of the state earned income tax credit (EITC) to an unspecified percentage of the federal EITC allowed based on an individual’s federal income tax return. Continue reading HB 954 →

HB 37

January 30, 2023UncategorizedTom Yamachika

SUBJECT: OHA; Auditor; Abolishment of Funds; Transfer of Balances

BILL NUMBER: HB 37

INTRODUCED BY: YAMASHITA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Abolishes the Native Hawaiian rights fund of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs pursuant to the recommendation contained in Auditor’s Report No. 22‑02.

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