The new tax would apply to people with a net worth of more than $20 million.

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.

A bill in the state Legislature could potentially mean more money in the pockets of working families on Kauaʻi.

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.