Taxes & Fees
Cutting Honolulu’s vehicle weight tax will ease cost of living
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of HawaiiTed Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 47 (2026) — RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT…
How much federal funding does Hawaii receive?
Anticipating that federal funding cuts could force the state to cover more of its own costs, Gov.…
Help Honolulu drivers by reducing city’s vehicle…
July 14, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Committee on Budget Val A. Okimoto,…
Reduce vehicle weight tax to help ease cost of living…
July 8, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice…
Grassroot’s legislative wins include housing…
The biggest takeaway from the 2026 legislative session is that lawmakers appear to still be focused…
Historic 2024 tax cuts rescued for majority of Hawaii residents
It was only two years ago that, to much fanfare and celebration, our lawmakers boldly passed history-making income tax cuts to provide struggling Hawaii families with much-needed relief from the state’s crippling cost of living.Those sweeping cuts…
Kent, Kefalas tout defeat of tax cuts as major…
Joe Kent, executive president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and Ted Kefalas, Grassroot’s…
The unintended consequences of transfer taxes
Most of the attention this year at the state Legislature has been focused on the status of our…
Tax relief needed to help combat Hawaii’s high…
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published April 22, 2026, in the Honolulu…
Property tax changes would help Kauai farmers and…
The following commentary was originally published April 4, 2026, in The Garden Island newspaper on…
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