Budget & Spending
Evaluate state budget to save historic income tax cuts
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the House Committee on Finance on March 3, 2026._____________March 3, 2026, 10 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 308 and VideoconferenceTo: House…
How to balance the state budget without hiking taxes
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published on Feb. 26, 2026, in the Honolulu…
Online databse would give public access to budget…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Honolulu’s economic revitalization office has…
It seems that Honolulu’s Office of Economic Revitalization is very good at spending money, but not…
Use of fiscal notes would benefit both taxpayers and…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Trim special funds before hitting pause on historic income tax cuts
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published on Jan. 20, 2026, in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser under the headline “Tamp down special funds, not tax cuts.”_____________By Jonathan Helton and Ahryanna McGuirk The state Department of…
Alternatives to ‘pausing’ Hawaii’s…
Remember that historically big tax cut passed in 2024 that was supposed to save Hawaii taxpayers…
Create commission with aim of reducing cost of city…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Require county online budget data to be free and…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Gov. Green’s proposed budget calls for $1.8B…
The following is a news release issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on Jan. 2,…
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