September 2018
Sunday, September 9Tom Yamachika: Better Rules Needed For Taking Tax Exemptions
January 2017
Wednesday, January 18Rail Project’s Huge Shortfall Looms Over Legislature’s Opening Day
Friday, January 13Death And Taxes: Two Certainties For This Year’s Hawaii Legislature
March 2016
Thursday, March 10Senate Kills Last Bill That Would’ve Reformed Judiciary Renewal Process
February 2016
Wednesday, February 10Raising The GET: Will Hawaii Lawmakers Take A Bite Of The Forbidden Fruit?
December 2014
Monday, December 8Is Hawaiian Electric Deal Good for Consumers?
January 2014
Monday, January 27Living Hawaii: Could Removing State Taxes on Food Make it Cheaper?
September 2012
Tuesday, September 11Tax Review Commission: Don’t Kill the Messenger
March 2012
Saturday, March 3Yearning For a Way to Collect Tax On Out-of-State Vendors
February 2012
Tuesday, February 28Non-Hawaii Owners of Vacation Rentals in Uproar
Thursday, February 23Hawaii Lawmakers Again Aiming to Tax E-Commerce Sales
December 2011
Wednesday, December 21Number of Hawaii Tax Audits Falls to 7-Year Low
Monday, December 19Honolulu Property Tax Overhaul Dead On Arrival?
Wednesday, December 14Hawaii Sees ‘Optimistic Financial Picture’ Ahead
October 2011
Friday, October 7Rail Price Drops Again In New Draft Financial Plan
September 2011
Saturday, September 24Analysis: Hawaii Tax Review Commission Has Some Teeth
Friday, September 9Hawaii Tax Review Panel to Ask for More Time
July 2011
Friday, July 22Recent Rail Tax Revenues a Pleasant Surprise for City
Thursday, July 14Hawaii 2011 Tax Revenues Higher Than Expected
June 2011
Friday, June 17Attorneys, CPAs and Bank Execs Named to Hawaii Tax Review Commission
Tuesday, June 14Hawaii Tax Collections Could Best Forecast
April 2011
Tuesday, April 19Berg: Hawaii Profiteering Off Honolulu Taxpayers
Thursday, April 7GET Hike In Hawaii Is Dead
Tuesday, April 5Capitol Watch: April 6
March 2011
Thursday, March 24Online Travel Companies Owe Hawaii $170 Million In Unpaid Taxes
February 2011
Friday, February 25Let’s Address Root Causes of Hawaii’s Financial Woes
Thursday, February 17Road Paved for Raising the GET?
December 2010
Thursday, December 30Delaying Hawaii’s Tax Refunds Seen as a One-Time Deal
Wednesday, December 8Civil Beat Analysis: City’s Rail Tax Plan Optimistic
November 2010
Tuesday, November 16Hawaii’s General Fund Down 6% So Far This Fiscal Year
Saturday, November 6Hawaii Taxes
September 2010
Tuesday, September 28Hawaii Vehicle Registration Fees Favor the Rich
July 2010
Wednesday, July 21Delinquent Notices Sent to Taxpayers In Error
Friday, July 2Tax Department Employee Claims Retaliation
May 2010
Saturday, May 15Warning: The Real Cost Of The General Excise Tax
Tuesday, May 11Why Growing A Business In Hawaii Is Challenging
Friday, May 7Do charities cross the line to help donors?
Thursday, May 6Nonprofits GET taken by state
Saturday, May 1Nonprofits Can’t Escape GET, Despite “Tax-Exempt” Status
April 2010
Wednesday, April 21The real cost of the General Excise Tax
A Civil Beat Investigation: In Hawaii’s workers’ comp system, people with long-lasting injuries are often forced to battle doctors hand-picked by insurance companies to get treatment and disability payments.
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is one of the most remote places on Earth. Now, it’s threatened by climate change, pollution and politics.
Guam's predominantly Catholic community has been torn apart by decades of allegations of sexual abuse by beloved priests.
Experts agree it’s a matter of when, not if, Oahu gets hit by a hurricane or tsunami. “Are We Ready?” examines Oahu’s vulnerabilities — from its harbor to the aging Ala Wai canal — and what steps are being taken to make the island more resilient.
Hawaii Democrats Have Strayed Too Far To The Left