by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Feb 5, 2023 | Legislature & Politics, President's Corner, Taxes & Fees
Gov. Josh Green’s big tax plan, the “Green Affordability Plan,” promises to put $300 million back into taxpayers’ pockets, making it one of the biggest tax reductions in Hawaii history. But can the GAP live up to that promise? For the past several years, the Grassroot...
by Jonathan Helton | Feb 5, 2023 | Maritime Policy, PVSA, Tourism
The following article was published originally on Feb. 4 in Travel Weekly. ____________ A U.S. maritime law enacted during the days before air travel is exporting American tourism dollars to countries such as Canada, Mexico and Aruba. The 1886 Passenger Vessel...
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Feb 5, 2023 | Healthcare, Taxes & Fees
The following article was published originally on Feb 4, 2023, in the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle. ____________ Hawaii has been suffering from a doctor shortage for years. Right now, experts estimate we have an unmet need of 776 full-time equivalent physicians. The...
