With a few strokes of the pen, Governor Green turned Senate Bill 1035 into Act 47 of the 2024 Legislature. It marks an end in a multi-year journey for the many health care providers in the Hawaii Provider Shortage Crisis Task Force who were trying to find some way out of the General Excise Tax […] The post Some History Behind the Newly Enacted Healthcare GET Exemption appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

There is a plethora of portable Bluetooth speakers on the market in all price categories. So why do you need or want Soundcore Motion X600? After all your mobile devices, your TV, your internet radio, etc. all have speakers. So what is the point?   Let’s look at one application and go from there. I […] The post Soundcore Motion X600 Portable Bluetooth Speaker–Take it anywhere appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

One pair of bills being pushed very heavily in this past legislative session was House Bill 2686/Senate Bill 3234, relating to the stabilization of property insurance.  The bill was introduced because it appears that the property insurance carriers are starting to look at Hawaii as a high-risk place, like Florida and California.  Premiums are rising […] The post Dealing with the Insurance Crisis appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

By Keli‘i Akina Hawaii residents have long been asking lawmakers to help lower the state’s high cost of living. This year, Gov. Josh Green and the Legislature showed they were listening by passing the biggest income tax cut in state history and literally reducing the cost of living for every Hawaii resident. In the face […] The post Hawaii cannot afford to not cut taxes appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

Join Chamber of Sustainable Commerce for a Lunch and Learn. Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 12-1 PM via Zoom The post Sustainable Business Leadership appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

Are you familiar with the work of Joel Barker and his transformative approach to foresight? Whether you are or not, you’ll be excited to learn about the I-Wheel—an innovative tool for exploring the implications of possible future scenarios. Read on to discover why becoming an I-Wheel facilitator could be a game-changer for you and certainly […] The post Embrace Your Future as an I-Wheel Facilitator appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

Paul Hendrickson’s Fighting the Night tackles a question that obsessed so many of my boomer contemporaries: “What did you do during The War, Daddy?” But this isn’t a reference to the 1966 movie of the same name.  As Washington Post columnist David Von Drehle states on the book jacket, this is “a son’s quest to know—really know—his father.”    The […] The post Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer’s Life appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

Thanks to Hawaii News Now for this story–The Moanalua Air Riflery team is coming off a historic performance at the Civilian Marksmanship Program Regional Competition. They’re preparing for nationals. The team then competed in the Western Regional Championships in Utah, where they placed second, the highest in school history. Top photo courtesy of CMP The post Moanalua High School air riflery team shoots for national championship appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

By Keli‘i Akina For years, doctors have been practically begging legislators for an exemption to the state general excise tax for medical services. And for just as long, some people have responded by asking why we are so concerned with the profitability of doctors. To this, I have two responses. First, and most important, if […] The post GET exemption could be turning point in Hawaii healthcare crisis appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more

While our legislature has been hard at work, and we at the Tax Foundation of Hawaii also have been striving to keep up with legislative bills affecting tax and public finance, the Foundation also has been working and fighting on another battleground. In the Hawaii Department of Taxation‘s annual report, some passages refer to a […] The post Administrative Directives, Part 1 appeared first on Hawaii Reporter ..read more