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Taxing Tourists May Be Politically Popular But it Has Limits

By Lowell Kalapa / December 24, 2013
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Hawaii Tax Policy Should Be Equitable and Not Hinder Economic Growth

By Lowell Kalapa / December 18, 2013
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Time to Ease the Tax Burden to Allow the Economy to Prosper

By Lowell Kalapa / December 11, 2013
It’s Long Past Time to Make Hawaii an Attractive Place to do Business
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It’s Long Past Time to Make Hawaii an Attractive Place to do Business

By Lowell Kalapa / December 5, 2013
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Lowell Kalapa: Debate over ‘Minimum Wage’ Shows Ignorance

By Lowell Kalapa / November 27, 2013
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Quick Fix for Social Security Could Create False Hopes

By Lowell Kalapa / September 25, 2013
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Hawaii’s ‘2nd Lowest’ Sales Tax Is Really Among Highest

By Lowell Kalapa / September 18, 2013
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Questionable Paradox for Affordable Housing?

By Lowell Kalapa / September 14, 2013
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‘Pressure’ From Nonprofits Puts State in a Tax Quandary

By Lowell Kalapa / September 8, 2013

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