Vacant homes would be taxed at higher rate under possible city plan
Honolulu officials have been keeping an eye on how Maui has managed the issue.
Lawmakers agree on the need to address Hawaiʻi’s housing crisis—but not on how
The Legislature is considering a rash of vastly different strategies, while Gov. Josh Green's bills are struggling for traction.
A ‘wealth asset tax’ on Hawaiʻi’s richest residents advances in the legislature
The new tax would apply to people with a net worth of more than $20 million.
Authors to discuss land use issues
Authors Sydney Iaukea and Will Caron will talk about community-based resistance and land use issues from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lahaina Public Library.
Working class tax credit still alive
After taking a long, winding path through the Legislature, a bill making the Earned Income Tax Credit permanent and refundable has made it through both the House and the Senate, though disagreements over amendments mean that the bill will now go before a conference committee.
How the ‘Build Back Better’ plan saves money and lives
The answer lies in an expansion of the strategy that held the line against poverty in 2020 and that helped America out of the Great Depression.
Planning commission rejects short-term rental regulations
The Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice supports the effort to regulate short-term rentals, but opposes this measure.