The following article was published originally in Honolulu Civil Beat on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ____________ Recent vacancy tax proposals such as Honolulu’s Bill 9 and Bill 76 have been inspired by the belief that vacant or “empty” homes are a significant cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis. However, a comprehensive
This following is a news release that was issued May 17, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Video soundbites are included. ___________ An analysis from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii finds no meaningful correlation between so-called empty homes and housing or rental prices HONOLULU, May 17, 2023 >> The
Photo by Charley Myers The following commentary was published originally in the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle on May 9, 2023. _____________ Property assessments are up across the state — and they threaten to create a “silent” tax hike for Hawaii residents. That’s because property tax bills in Hawaii’s four counties are
Housing prices in Hawaii have skyrocketed in recent years. And because county property taxes are linked to property assessments, so have property tax bills. But county lawmakers do have it in their power to prevent or at least mitigate property tax increases, through numerous means such as those outlined in
Making Hawaii’s county property tax systems more simple is the best way Hawaii’s counties can provide tax relief. That was the message that Jonathan Helton, policy researcher with the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, brought earlier this month to the “Kaua’i Soapbox” radio program on KKCR FM — and Kauai County Chair Mel
This following is a news release that was issued April 20, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. ___________ The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii report is intended to be a policy toolkit for county lawmakers seeking to offset spiking property assessments HONOLULU, Apr. 20, 2023 >> The Grassroot Institute of
The following article was published originally in Honolulu Civil Beat on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ____________ Recent vacancy tax proposals such as Honolulu’s Bill 9 and Bill 76 have been inspired by the belief that vacant or “empty” homes are a significant cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis. However, a comprehensive
This following is a news release that was issued May 17, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Video soundbites are included. ___________ An analysis from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii finds no meaningful correlation between so-called empty homes and housing or rental prices HONOLULU, May 17, 2023 >> The
Photo by Charley Myers The following commentary was published originally in the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle on May 9, 2023. _____________ Property assessments are up across the state — and they threaten to create a “silent” tax hike for Hawaii residents. That’s because property tax bills in Hawaii’s four counties are
Housing prices in Hawaii have skyrocketed in recent years. And because county property taxes are linked to property assessments, so have property tax bills. But county lawmakers do have it in their power to prevent or at least mitigate property tax increases, through numerous means such as those outlined in
Making Hawaii’s county property tax systems more simple is the best way Hawaii’s counties can provide tax relief. That was the message that Jonathan Helton, policy researcher with the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, brought earlier this month to the “Kaua’i Soapbox” radio program on KKCR FM — and Kauai County Chair Mel
This following is a news release that was issued April 20, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. ___________ The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii report is intended to be a policy toolkit for county lawmakers seeking to offset spiking property assessments HONOLULU, Apr. 20, 2023 >> The Grassroot Institute of
