Lowell Kalapa – ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ - Investigative Reporting Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:34:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Taxing Tourists May Be Politically Popular But it Has Limits Has Hawaii's tax on hotel rooms reached the point of negative returns for the state?

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]]> /2013/12/taxing-tourists-may-be-politically-popular-but-it-has-limits/ Hawaii Tax Policy Should Be Equitable and Not Hinder Economic Growth The tourism industry had a good year in the state, but it will be tough to sustain so policy changes are needed.

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]]> /2013/12/hawaii-tax-policy-should-be-equitable-and-not-hinder-economic-growth/ Time to Ease the Tax Burden to Allow the Economy to Prosper Let's make sure Hawaii is ready for the next economic downturn.

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]]> /2013/12/time-to-ease-the-tax-burden-to-allow-the-economy-to-prosper/ It’s Long Past Time to Make Hawaii an Attractive Place to do Business Many of Hawaii's past economic achievements have been short-lived feel-good fixes.

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]]> /2013/12/its-long-past-time-to-make-hawaii-an-attractive-place-to-do-business/ Lowell Kalapa: Debate over ‘Minimum Wage’ Shows Ignorance Minimum wage is not intended to be a living wage.

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]]> /2013/11/lowell-kalapa-debate-over-minimum-wage-shows-ignorance/ Quick Fix for Social Security Could Create False Hopes Benefits are meant to supplement retirement savings, not replace them.

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]]> /2013/09/quick-fix-for-social-security-could-create-false-hopes/ Hawaii’s ‘2nd Lowest’ Sales Tax Is Really Among Highest Hawaii's low taxes are on so many things that it becomes one of the highest taxes in the nation.

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]]> /2013/09/hawaiis-2nd-lowest-sales-tax-is-really-among-highest/ Questionable Paradox for Affordable Housing? Don't be so quick to condemn Kakaako. It creates affordable housing everyone seems to want. Except not in their own backyard.

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]]> /2013/09/questionable-paradox-for-affordable-housing/ ‘Pressure’ From Nonprofits Puts State in a Tax Quandary Legislature and administration agree to veer from conformity with the federal tax code.

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]]> /2013/09/pressure-from-nonprofits-puts-state-in-a-tax-quandary/ Don’t Give Away the State Treasury Just to Help a Few Industries Tax breaks seem better than taxes — at least until others have to pay for them.

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