Taxes & Fees
Tax relief needed to help combat Hawaii’s high cost of living
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published April 22, 2026, in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser under the headline “Now is no time to retreat on proposed isle tax cuts.”_____________Less than two years ago, Hawaii lawmakers unanimously…
Property tax changes would help Kauai farmers and…
The following commentary was originally published April 4, 2026, in The Garden Island newspaper on…
Raising taxes to fund disaster relief would be ‘a…
Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, had a wide-ranging…
State lawmakers don’t have to raise taxes to fund…
Jonathan Helton, policy analyst for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, appeared on Rick Hamada’s…
Expand tax exemption for affordable housing…
April 9, 2026, 10:55 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 211 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
Expand repeal of school impact fees to reduce housing costs
April 9, 2026, 10:55 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 211 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Sen. Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of HawaiiTed Kefalas,…
Income tax cut repeal could stunt business growth and…
April 7, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 308 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
Kent says cut spending, not tax relief
The state doesn’t have a budget crisis. It has a spending crisis.That’s what Grassroot Institute of…
SB3028 SD2: Conveyance tax hike could harm economy and…
March 18, 2026, 9 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 430 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
HB1612 HD1: Business competitiveness goal could help…
March 17, 2026, 1 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 229 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
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