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| IRS Seeks to Return More Than $680,000 in Undeliverable Refunds to Hawaii Taxpayers |
| By Judy Monahan, 11/6/2009 8:56:34 AM |
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| Special Tax Break Still Available for Hawaii's New Car Buyers |
| By Terry L. Lemons, 10/7/2009 9:32:20 AM |
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| Ten Last Minute Filing Tips |
| By Judy Monahan, 4/9/2009 11:07:50 AM |
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| Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Making Federal Tax Payments |
| By Judy Monahan, 4/9/2009 11:07:41 AM |
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| Federal Tax Payment Options |
| By Judy Monahan, 4/9/2009 11:07:35 AM |
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| Read This if You Need More Time to File Your Federal Tax Return |
| By Judy Monahan, 4/9/2009 11:07:29 AM |
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| Things You Need to Know About Tax Refunds |
| By Judy Monahan, 4/9/2009 11:07:20 AM |
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| Bernard Madoff Scammed People of Their Life Savings from Florida to Hawaii |
Free Workshop on Investment Scams Covers How They Work, Why They're More Common Than Ever and How You Can Avoid Being the Next Victim By Joanna Amberger, 3/9/2009 12:20:24 PM |
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| Five Useful Tips for Managing Your Finances in the New Year |
| By Econ4U.org, 1/7/2009 9:53:55 AM |
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| Hawaii Tax Increases Looming |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/5/2009 8:03:30 AM |
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| State Sells $125.2 Million in Highway Revenue Bonds |
| By Georgina Kawamura, 12/18/2008 12:03:03 PM |
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| During the Holiday Season, Identity Thieves Wait to Pounce on Unsuspecting Customers |
Protect Yourself With These Simple Steps By Jason Ovitt, 12/10/2008 9:10:18 AM |
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| Jitters Merely Contribute to Economic Problems |
Special from Tax Foundation of Hawaii By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/1/2008 8:23:02 AM |
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| America Needs to Jettison 'Instant Gratification' Habits That Lead to Bad Public Policy |
Special from Tax Foundation of Hawaii By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/24/2008 8:36:51 AM |
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| Jolt of Rising Fiscal Exposure |
Special from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/17/2008 9:16:45 AM |
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| Hawaii's Retirees' Fund Dangerously Depleted - Again |
| By William and JoAnne Georgi, 11/13/2008 8:21:29 AM |
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| Let Them Fail |
| By Amit Ghate, 11/2/2008 11:20:06 AM |
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| Banking Bailout Bucks |
| By Taxpayers for Common Sense, 10/31/2008 7:35:12 AM |
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| Impending Problem Bigger Than Recent Credit Crisis |
Special from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/27/2008 9:32:39 AM |
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| IRS Seeks to Return More Than Two Million Dollars in Undeliverable Refunds And Economic Stimulus Payments to Hawaii Taxpayers |
| By Judy Monahan, 10/27/2008 9:09:28 AM |
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| Voice of Main Street Moms Pleas for Halloween Candy Bailout |
| By Robin Blakely, 10/22/2008 9:09:31 AM |
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| At Moment of Truth, Where Was Dagny Taggart? |
| By Joseph L. Bast, 10/21/2008 10:56:34 AM |
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| Too Big to Fail? |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 10/20/2008 9:33:29 AM |
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| Impediments to America's Sound Economic Future |
Special from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/20/2008 9:17:25 AM |
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| Hawaii's Tough Economic Times Dictate That All State Spending Be Reviewed |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/13/2008 9:47:02 AM |
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| Tax Foundation of Hawaii: Insight from Our Readers Begs Clarification |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/6/2008 9:29:40 AM |
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| Hawaii's Tax System Balanced but Burdensome |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/29/2008 6:13:23 AM |
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| Hazard of Earmarked Taxes |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/22/2008 8:54:09 AM |
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| Fannie and Freddie: Time to Clean up the Mess and Move Forward |
| By J.D. Foster, Ph.D., David C. John and Stephen Keen, 9/9/2008 9:01:37 AM |
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| Housing Tax Credits More Honest Way to Approach Affordable Housing Issue |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/8/2008 9:30:47 AM |
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| New Fund Provides Housing Opportunities for Hawaii's Low-Income Families |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/2/2008 12:21:23 AM |
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| Giving Hawaii's Public Housing a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/25/2008 11:51:39 AM |
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| Taking Control of Your Credit Identity |
| By Denise Richardson, 8/19/2008 6:34:51 AM |
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| Hawaii Families Need Tax Relief |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/18/2008 10:24:25 AM |
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| Hawaii's General Excise Tax Regressive Like Mainland Sales Tax |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/11/2008 7:30:18 AM |
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| State-Local Tax Burdens Dip As Income Growth Outpaces Tax Growth |
Tax Foundation Report Ranks Hawaii with 5th Highest Overall Tax Burden By Gerald Prante, 8/7/2008 7:01:42 AM |
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| Lt. Governor Releases Con Con Task Force Final Report |
New report details projected cost range of holding a constitutional convention in Hawaii By Travis Taylor, 8/1/2008 12:26:11 PM |
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| When Evaluating Government Spending in Hawaii, The Challenge is Figuring Out What Nickels and Dimes Really Mean |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/30/2008 8:14:25 AM |
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| ‘Tax Cuts for the Rich’ Dangerous Rhetoric |
| By Thomas C. Patterson, 7/28/2008 11:11:13 AM |
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| Hawaii to Receive Over $13 Million in Homeland Security Funds |
| By Jesse Broder Van Dyke, 7/27/2008 12:31:41 PM |
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| Fire Up Hawaii's Economic Engine |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/21/2008 10:11:54 AM |
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| In Hawaii, Every Tax Dollar is Relevant |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/30/2008 12:11:29 AM |
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| Hawaii Government Should Employ Debt for Capital Projects |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/23/2008 6:44:05 AM |
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| Offshore Drilling Ban Hurting American Families |
| By Grover Norquist, 6/23/2008 6:35:57 AM |
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| Even Tax Credits are Expenditures of Hawaii General Funds |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/17/2008 4:02:33 AM |
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| Mayor Hannemann's Administration is Fiscally Responsible and Watches Carefully Other People's Money |
| By Mark Oto, 6/11/2008 10:16:47 AM |
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| City & County of Honolulu Debt Limit Needs to Be Evaluated |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/9/2008 8:57:08 AM |
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| Hawaii Lawmakers Need to Rein in Special Funds |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/2/2008 11:13:39 AM |
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| Zero to a Trillion in 60 Seconds |
| By Taxpayers for Common Sense, 5/30/2008 11:42:46 AM |
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| Unsure Whether You're Getting a Tax Rebate Check? Check Guide from Nation's Largest Taxpayer Group |
| By National Taxpayers Union, 5/28/2008 8:30:48 AM |
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| Does Hawaii's Constitutional Spending Limit Need Fixing? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/26/2008 3:33:35 PM |
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| Dunning Hawaii Taxpayers with Uncontrolled Fees |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/12/2008 9:27:44 AM |
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| 29 Congress Members Rejecting Temporary Federal Gas Tax Suspension |
| By Congressman Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, 5/7/2008 8:12:18 PM |
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| When is Your Tax Freedom Day |
| By Richard Olivastro , 5/5/2008 11:52:06 AM |
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| Big Government Responsible for High Gas Prices |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 5/5/2008 10:48:37 AM |
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| Top 10 Most Ridiculous Uses of Taxpayer Funds by Mayor Hannemann and the Honolulu City Council |
| By Hawaii Reporter, 5/1/2008 3:21:05 PM |
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| Small Government is Cheaper Government |
Special from Americans for Prosperity By Ed Braddy, 4/30/2008 9:00:09 AM |
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| Hawaii Lawmakers Raise Cost of Housing with Punitive Legislation |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/23/2008 8:22:55 AM |
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| Can Affordable Housing Ever Be Built in Hawaii? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/14/2008 6:21:06 AM |
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| 'Business Tax Index 2008' Ranks State Tax Systems |
Hawaii Ranks Near Bottom By Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, 4/14/2008 6:20:46 AM |
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| Good Government Depends on an Informed Public |
Tax Foundation of Hawaii Needs Your Support By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/11/2008 3:03:26 PM |
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| Lawmakers Ignored Key Warning Signs Leading Up to Demise of Aloha Airlines |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/7/2008 6:32:37 AM |
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| Breaking the Integrity of Hawaii's General Excise Tax |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/30/2008 1:01:34 PM |
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| Brink of Being Broke: Hawaii Lawmakers Know the State Highway Fund is in a Fiscal Crisis |
| By Lowell Kalapa, 3/24/2008 9:50:45 AM |
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| State Allocates $17.7 Million to Private Hospitals for Charity Care |
DHS Also Previously Secured $175 Million in Federal funds to Help Hospitals By Toni Schwartz, 3/19/2008 5:49:37 PM |
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| IRS Announces Economic Stimulus Payment Schedules, Provides Online Payment Calculator |
| By Judy Monahan, 3/17/2008 8:26:45 AM |
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| Time for Choosing: Pork or Retirement Security? |
| By Dick Armey, 3/13/2008 10:02:48 AM |
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| Better Alternatives to Hawaii's State-Run Insurance Program |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/10/2008 5:15:38 PM |
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| IRS Free File Now Available for Nonfilers Who Must File a Return to Receive Economic Stimulus Payment |
| By Judy Monahan, 3/6/2008 9:41:10 AM |
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| Hawaii Lawmakers Push to Buy a 'Clean' Environment with Our Money |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/3/2008 8:51:23 AM |
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| 'Solving' Hawaii's Problems with More Taxes? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/25/2008 12:05:52 AM |
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| Another Standoff Leaves Hawaii's Highway Fund in Limbo |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/18/2008 2:35:32 PM |
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| Getting Your Tax Refund |
| By Judy Monahan, 2/14/2008 12:38:13 PM |
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| Hawaii Lawmakers Should Consider Alternatives to Tax Credits |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/10/2008 10:17:55 PM |
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| Archaic System Contributes to Sad State of Hawaii's Facilities |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/4/2008 7:19:04 AM |
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| IRS Warns of New Email and Telephone Scams Using the IRS Name; Advance Payment Scams Starting |
| By Judy Monahan, 1/31/2008 11:04:18 AM |
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| Earned Income Tax Credit Available for Low-income Workers |
| By Judy Monahan, 1/30/2008 8:19:09 AM |
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| Zany Lawmakers Need Lesson in Good Tax Policy |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/28/2008 11:00:19 AM |
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| The House Stimulus Package: The Good and the Bad |
| By Rea S. Hederman, Jr., 1/25/2008 8:05:09 AM |
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| Hawaii's Zesty Economy May Turn Sour Before Years End |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/21/2008 10:03:28 AM |
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| Economy, Growth Package for Our Nation |
| By President George W. Bush, 1/18/2008 9:37:12 AM |
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| Governor Proposes Targeted Tax Relief for Hawaii Residents |
| By Russell Pang, 1/17/2008 3:52:29 PM |
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| Zealous Hawaii Lawmakers Will Likely Raise Taxes |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/7/2008 9:26:33 AM |
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| 2008: An Uncertain Time for Hawaii Taxpayers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/30/2007 1:31:38 PM |
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| Gov. Lingle Announces Plans for FY09 Budget |
| By Georgina Kawamura, 12/18/2007 12:10:07 PM |
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| As National Economy Begins to Stagger, Hawaii Lawmakers Need to Spend Less and Implement Tax Relief |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/9/2007 2:57:10 PM |
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| Hawaii Taxes Driven By Big Government Spending |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/3/2007 11:18:21 AM |
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| Working Hawaii Residents Out of Public Housing |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/25/2007 10:25:39 PM |
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| Hawaii's Economy is Slowing |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/19/2007 10:28:58 AM |
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| City Awards $40,000 in Grants to Arts Organizations |
| By Michael Pili Pang, 11/19/2007 9:03:41 AM |
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| IRS Has Refunds for 774 Hawaii Taxpayers Whose Refund Checks Could Not Be Delivered |
| By Judy Monahan, 11/14/2007 12:18:41 PM |
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| When Some Get Hawaii Tax Breaks, Others Pay |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/12/2007 6:41:24 PM |
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| Why There is a Shortage of Licensed Childcare Providers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/5/2007 11:34:35 AM |
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| Value of Better Business Climate Eludes Hawaii Policy Makers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/28/2007 7:50:24 AM |
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| Senate Approves $160 Million for Labor, Health, Education Projects for Hawaii |
Funds Include $25 Million for Regional Biodefense Laboratory By Jesse Broder Van Dyke, 10/24/2007 1:09:28 PM |
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| Vital That Hawaii is a State and Not Four Separate Counties |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/22/2007 10:31:38 AM |
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| Vibrant Economy Highly Dependent on Entrepreneurship |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/15/2007 11:42:08 AM |
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| Verify the Correct Rate of the General Excise Tax |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/8/2007 10:16:35 AM |
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| Us, Yes We Are Left Holding the Bag |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/1/2007 1:01:31 AM |
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| The Money Has to Come From Somewhere |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 9/24/2007 8:56:12 AM |
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| Hawaii Legislature's Use of 'Special Funds' Undermine Taxpayers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/24/2007 8:34:55 AM |
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| Undermining Integrity of Public Finance |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/17/2007 11:15:05 AM |
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| Analysis of the Impact of Increasing Carried Interest Tax Rates on the U.S. Economy |
| By John Rutledge, 9/14/2007 12:24:01 PM |
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| Big Island Police Department Receives Federal Grant to Fight Crystal Meth |
| By Yvonne Lau, 9/13/2007 3:51:13 PM |
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| Hawaii U.S. Senators Announce $20 Million for Proposed Honolulu Rail |
Initiative Is Among 21 Hawaii-Related Transportation and Housing Projects Pegged to Receive Nearly $83.7 Million in Fiscal Year 2008 By Jesse Broder Van Dyke, 9/13/2007 2:32:16 AM |
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| For Hawaii Residents: Tax Hike is on the Way |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/10/2007 9:59:10 AM |
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| Utilizing Someone Else's Money to Pay for Your Business |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/5/2007 10:12:39 PM |
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| Navigating In 'Interesting Times' |
| By Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA, 8/23/2007 8:05:51 AM |
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| Takes Time to Come Up With Creative Solutions |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/20/2007 1:31:43 PM |
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| Tax Breaks Usually Mean Someone Else in Hawaii Pays |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/6/2007 9:33:28 AM |
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| The Fear Factor |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 8/3/2007 9:10:55 AM |
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| Pedestrian Safety Funding Debate Shows Lawmakers Have Serious Lack of Understanding of Public Finance |
| By Lowell Kalapa, 7/30/2007 9:20:10 AM |
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| So There Wasn't Enough Money for Tax Relief? |
| By Lowell Kalapa, 7/23/2007 10:34:50 AM |
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| 'Renting' Employees in Hawaii Just Got Easier and Cheaper |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/16/2007 2:03:48 AM |
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| Signing Statements Erode Constitutional Balance |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 7/16/2007 1:58:51 AM |
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| Quirks in the Hawaii Tax Law You Might Not Know |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/9/2007 12:06:24 AM |
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| Hawaii's GE Tax Impacts Consumers, Businesses, Housing Costs |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/1/2007 12:40:40 PM |
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| Tax Credits: Irresponsible Way to Spend Hawaii Taxpayer Dollars |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/25/2007 8:30:28 AM |
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| Persistant Achievement of 'Well Off White Children' Compared to Rest of the Country is a 'Problem' |
Early Childhood Educator Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007 Will Help Bridge the Gap By Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono, 6/18/2007 1:24:33 PM |
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| Hawaii's General Excise Tax 'Wholesale Rate' Confusing to Some |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/17/2007 9:26:25 PM |
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| Hawaii Residents, Businesses, Need Relief from Costly Government Regulations |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/11/2007 2:18:17 PM |
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| VA’s Medical and Prosthetic Research Program Should Get Considerable Boost in Funding |
| By U.S. Senators Daniel Akaka and Larry Craig, 6/6/2007 2:51:18 PM |
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| Question: When is a User Fee Nothing but a Tax? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/28/2007 3:17:09 PM |
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| Message to Honolulu City Council: Stop Tax Hikes, Wasteful Spending |
| By Paul E. Smith, 5/23/2007 9:38:36 PM |
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| Hawaii's Counties Race to Set Budgets, Establish Property Tax Rates |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/13/2007 9:54:27 PM |
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| Lawmakers' Quest for Broader Tax Base Puts Property Tax in Back Seat |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/7/2007 7:58:37 AM |
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| Using Tax Incentives to Spur Hawaii's Development Not Always For the Better |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/30/2007 7:33:43 AM |
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| Putting Taxes and Spending in Perspective |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/23/2007 9:14:55 PM |
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| Hawaii State Tax Returns Due Friday, April 20 |
Curbside drop-off available for last-minute filers on O‘ahu By State Tax Department, 4/18/2007 10:30:42 AM |
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| Bottomless Pit of Money? |
Apparently Hawaii Lawmakers Passing Tax Credit, Tax Exemption and Spending Legislation This Session Seem to Think So By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/16/2007 9:28:58 AM |
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| Should Hawaii's Electricity Users Be Subsidizing the Highway System? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/8/2007 10:16:35 PM |
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| Hawaii's Businesses Should Be 'Privileged' to Operate in Hawaii? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/1/2007 7:27:50 PM |
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| Hot Air at the Hawaii State Capitol |
Obsession with Affordable Housing Blinds Lawmakers to Their Role By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/24/2007 5:42:03 PM |
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| Problems With Hawaii's Highways |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/18/2007 8:32:47 PM |
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| The Coming Entitlement Meltdown |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 3/11/2007 11:12:34 PM |
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| Best Intent at Hawaii Legislature Falls Short on Details |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/11/2007 11:04:14 PM |
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| Open Season on Speculators |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/5/2007 7:32:54 AM |
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| Now the Absurd |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/26/2007 10:31:46 AM |
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| Exemptions Raise City Property Tax |
| By Paul Smith, 2/23/2007 8:38:01 AM |
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| Hawaii Lawmakers Shouldn't Force Costly Internet Sales Tax On Consumers and Businesses |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/19/2007 10:45:48 PM |
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| Need to Heed Hawaii's Tax Review Commission |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/11/2007 9:48:24 PM |
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| Hawaii Legislature, Governor, Propose Back-Door Handouts, Not Real Tax Relief |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/4/2007 8:55:07 PM |
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| The Triple Whammy of Taxes |
How the AMT, Repealing the Bush Tax Cuts, and the Social Security Wage Cap Would Raise Taxes on Millions of Americans By Rea S. Hederman, Jr., Alison Acosta Fraser and William W. Beach, 2/2/2007 12:08:18 PM |
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| Earned Income Tax Credit Available for Low-Income Workers |
| By Judy Monahan, 1/29/2007 2:09:50 PM |
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| Questions and Answers for the IRS |
| By Judy Monahan, 1/25/2007 9:21:25 AM |
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| Taxpayers Have Until April 17 to File and Pay |
| By Judy Monahan, 1/25/2007 9:19:12 AM |
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| Millions in Surplus a Tempting Target for Lawmakers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/21/2007 8:19:17 PM |
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| Honolulu Taxpayers Want to Vote on Taxes |
Voters Ready to Take Control of Taxation Away from Politicians By Paul Smith and Robert Kessler, 1/18/2007 7:04:22 PM |
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| Hawaii Governor Seeks $346 in Tax Relief for Local Residents |
| By Russell Pang, 1/18/2007 7:00:36 PM |
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| Moving Hawaii's Tax Burden Hides Costs |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/17/2007 7:39:35 PM |
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| Legislature Must Make Real Tax Reduction, Not Toss Taxpayers the Required $1 Token |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/8/2007 6:36:39 AM |
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| The Search of Honolulu's 'Holy Rail' Brings Largest Tax Hike in Hawaii's History |
Tax Kicked in Jan. 1 on All Oahu Sales and Services; Fight Over Rail Project Continues for at Least Three More Years By Malia Zimmerman, 1/2/2007 11:49:16 AM |
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| The World's Reserve Currency |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 1/1/2007 2:03:27 PM |
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| Hawaii Residents Burdened With Many Tax Hikes in Recent Years |
More to Come with 12.5 Percent Boost in General Excise Tax on January 1, 2007 By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/31/2006 12:56:25 PM |
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| Why Tax Cuts Matter |
| By Steve Forbes, 12/26/2006 12:02:46 AM |
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| General Excise Surcharge Will Hawaii's Hurt Economy |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/25/2006 10:52:03 PM |
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| Honolulu City Administration Releases Financial Report |
| By Mark Matsunaga, 12/19/2006 2:51:13 PM |
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| Final Report of the 2005-2007 Tax Review Commission Released |
| By Donald Rousslang, 12/19/2006 11:59:16 AM |
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| Governor Unveils Two-Year Budget, Six-Year Financial Plan |
Education, Housing, Healthcare, Transportation and the Environment Top Priorities By Georgina Kawamura, 12/19/2006 8:44:38 AM |
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| Lean, Productive General Excise Tax Produces Substantial Revenue for Government |
Commission Cautions Legislature About Offering Additional Exemptions By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/17/2006 2:13:09 PM |
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| Will the 2007 Hawaii State Legislature Be Smarter Than the Last? Let's Hope So |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/10/2006 4:22:21 PM |
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| Oahu's Landmark Tax Increase to Go Into Effect at First of the Year |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/4/2006 11:42:38 AM |
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| Monetary Inflation is the Problem |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 12/4/2006 11:19:22 AM |
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| Charlie Rangel Calls for $350 Billion Tax Increase |
Now He Tells Us By John Kartch , 11/28/2006 7:32:38 PM |
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| Hawaii State Government Overwhelmed with Tax Credit Requests |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/26/2006 1:28:32 PM |
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| Knock Down, Drag Out Fight, Expected Over Hawaii's High Tech Tax Credits |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/20/2006 11:47:13 AM |
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| Honolulu's General Excise Tax Hike Sure to Cause Confusion Among Retailers, Consumers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/12/2006 10:42:13 PM |
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| We've Cut Federal Taxes, but Now it's Time to Cut Spending |
| By Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. , 11/7/2006 9:48:16 PM |
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| Kick-Off for General Excise Surcharge Around the Corner |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/5/2006 7:08:31 PM |
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| Juggling Hawaii's General Funds Hides True Growth |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/30/2006 12:31:33 PM |
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| Honolulu Rail Project Cost: The Third Highest in the Nation |
| By HonoluluTraffic.com, 10/23/2006 6:32:22 AM |
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| Do Tax Cuts Cost the Government Money? |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 10/23/2006 6:32:10 AM |
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| Hawaii's Tax Hike Plan: Fiasco from the Start |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/22/2006 11:29:46 PM |
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| House Shift Could Mean Billions in Budget Boosts, Study Finds |
| By National Taxpayers Union, 10/20/2006 8:38:04 PM |
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| Food Stamp Fraud Costs Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions Every Year |
| By Jim Kouri, CPP, 10/19/2006 11:46:05 AM |
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| Taxes, Spending, and Debt are the Real Issues |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, 10/19/2006 11:41:23 AM |
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| Jumping to Conclusions About Tax Relief |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/16/2006 1:02:43 AM |
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| Pelosi Promises Tax Hikes If Elected Speaker |
'Details Will Have to be Worked Out,' Warns Pelosi By John Kartch, 10/11/2006 4:45:51 AM |
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| Just Give Me One More Special Fund |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/9/2006 9:42:17 AM |
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| Remembering Past Mistakes So They Aren't Repeated |
State Expenditures Should Not Outpace Growth in State Economy; Both State Administration and Legislature Aren't Keeping to this Constitutionally Mandated Provision By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/1/2006 11:00:11 PM |
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| Hundreds Apply for New Property Tax Credit |
Today - Monday, Oct. 2 - is the Deadline to Apply for Tax Credit and Exemptions By Edlyn Taniguchi and Gary Kurokawa, 9/28/2006 8:28:58 PM |
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| Insidious Costs Hidden In and By the General Excise Tax |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/18/2006 12:55:42 PM |
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| Achieving Fairness in Taxation |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/11/2006 1:10:52 AM |
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| Working Women Laboring for Less |
New Book Demonstrates Working Women Ages 22 - 55 Pay Some of Highest Tax Rates in U.S. By Joy Lutes, 9/7/2006 5:17:21 PM |
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| Hawaii's General Excise Tax: A Constant Conundrum for Taxpayers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/5/2006 11:54:35 AM |
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| A North American United Nations? |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, 8/28/2006 12:52:50 PM |
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| Hawaii's New Half Percent GE Tax Increase Applies When Purchase is for Retail |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/26/2006 7:38:56 PM |
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| Is There a Real 'Pork Buster' in Congress? |
With the 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Now Law, Congress Added $9.3 Billion in Spending for Items Like a Memorial Day Celebration, Hawaiian Islands Health Care, Alaskan Fisheries and Much More By Winslow T. Wheeler, 8/24/2006 9:03:25 PM |
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| Fiscal Prudence Will Prevent Repeat of 1990s in Hawaii |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/22/2006 11:44:18 PM |
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| City Sewer Bond Sale Draws Favorable Rates |
| By Mary Pat Waterhouse, 8/22/2006 10:30:07 PM |
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| City to Sell $280 Million in Wastewater Revenue Bonds |
| By Mary Pat Waterhouse, 8/17/2006 4:19:19 PM |
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| Tax Surcharge Will Cause Rampant Headaches |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/14/2006 2:46:14 AM |
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| Hurting - Rather Than Helping - the Elderly |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/7/2006 8:21:12 AM |
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| Giving Taxpayers Heartburn |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/30/2006 6:46:07 AM |
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| Paper or Plastic? The Transition from Cash to Payment Cards |
Let the market function for credit and debit cards By Wayne T. Brough, 7/28/2006 5:46:36 PM |
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| Parsons Brinckerhoff Releases Rail Ridership Forecast |
| By honolulutraffic.com, 7/26/2006 10:21:15 PM |
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| Hawaii Environmentalists are Guaranteeing Increases in Property Taxes |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/23/2006 10:27:28 AM |
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| If Earmarking Proposal is Adopted, Hawaii Tax Increase is Guaranteed |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/15/2006 11:33:36 AM |
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| To Grow the Economy, the Government Must Level the Playing Field |
Handing Out Carrots in the Form of Tax Credits Just Manipulates the Free Market and the Business Community By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/9/2006 10:43:03 AM |
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| Ethanol in Gasoline: Not a Good Deal for the Consumers |
| By Michael R. Fox, 7/2/2006 11:14:32 PM |
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| Honolulu's New General Excise Surcharge Not A Slam Dunk |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/2/2006 5:11:34 PM |
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| Hawaii Department of Taxation Announces 2006 Summer Workshops |
| By Kurt Kawafuchi, 6/26/2006 5:26:30 PM |
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| Flunking Bill Drafting 101 |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/24/2006 1:24:42 PM |
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| Congress Rejects UN Taxes |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, 6/19/2006 2:10:44 PM |
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| Failure to Hold the Line on Spending Drives Tax Increases |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/17/2006 2:55:09 AM |
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| College Board Misguided on Student Debt Proposals |
| By Shannon Blosser, 6/15/2006 6:52:20 PM |
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| Falling Grades Mark Sloppiness of Legislation |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/12/2006 1:47:22 PM |
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| Poll Shows Majority of U.S. Adults Support Major Tax Reform, Willing to Give Up Some Deductions to Make Tax System Simpler |
| By William Ahern , 6/8/2006 9:11:20 PM |
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| Higher Cigarette Taxes Mean More Smuggling |
| By Patrick Fleenor, 6/8/2006 12:38:49 AM |
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| Death and Taxes: The Economics of the Federal Estate Tax |
Special Report from the National Tax Foundation By Andrew Chamberlain, Gerald Prante and Patrick Fleenor, 6/8/2006 12:35:36 AM |
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| Hawaii's Motion Picture Industry Should Not Be Subsidized by Taxpayers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/5/2006 6:40:30 AM |
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| End of 2006 Hawaii Legislative Session Brings Tax Hikes and Tax Cuts |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/29/2006 2:56:09 PM |
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| Taxpayers Win |
Secretary Snow Announces End to Long Distance Telephone Excise Tax; Voices Support for Full Repeal of the Spanish-American War Tax By Americans for Tax Reform, 5/25/2006 9:34:59 AM |
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| Elusive Convention Center Drives Room Tax Adoption |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/21/2006 3:37:14 AM |
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| Commerce and Consumer Affairs Department Warns Public About Unlicensed Builder |
| By Jo Ann Uchida, 5/19/2006 10:14:41 PM |
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| Hawaii's Effort to Gain Statehood Drove Tax Reform |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/15/2006 10:37:46 AM |
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| The Declining Dollar Erodes Personal Savings |
| By Congressman Ron Paul, 5/15/2006 10:10:17 AM |
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| Second Home, Vacation Rental or Investment? |
| By Walt Harvey, 5/10/2006 11:33:51 PM |
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| Evolution of the Tax System in Hawaii |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/8/2006 6:41:06 AM |
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| Tax Bill Gives Little Income Tax Relief to Low-Income Hawaii Residents |
| By Shannon Spillane, 5/4/2006 8:46:34 AM |
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| Some Comments on the DBEDT's Gas Cap Report |
| By Todd Shelly, 4/30/2006 5:21:52 PM |
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| Taxes Just for Certain Taxpayers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/30/2006 5:10:35 PM |
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| Special Needs Planning Beyond the IEP and Age 22 |
| By Kirk S. Barth, 4/24/2006 11:40:43 AM |
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| Lawmakers: Do the Right Thing for the Taxpayer - Provide Relief |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/24/2006 6:40:42 AM |
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| April 15: America's 6-Billion-Hour Day |
Why a Mugger is Better Than the IRS By Jacob Sullum, 4/16/2006 3:03:02 PM |
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| Helping Hawaii's Recent Victims of Natural Disasters with Private and Public Resources |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/8/2006 7:59:15 PM |
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| Taking Away Tax Relief from Taxpayers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 4/2/2006 2:42:22 PM |
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| Debate Over Water Boils Over at 2006 Legislature |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/27/2006 3:34:11 PM |
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| Hawaii Reaches Multimillion Dollar Settlement with Time Inc. |
| By Christine Hirasa, 3/21/2006 8:54:07 AM |
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| Despite Large State Surplus, Lawmakers Look for Ways to Hike Taxes |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/19/2006 7:25:52 PM |
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| Cash Surplus Leaves Little Respect for Money |
A Million Here, a Million There, Soon it Adds Up to Real Money By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/13/2006 8:59:20 AM |
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| DBEDT Analysis Shows That in First Five Months, Gas Cap Cost Consumers $54.9 Million |
| By Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism , 3/8/2006 9:04:02 AM |
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| Solid Economic Growth Predicted in Current State Forecast |
| By Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, 3/6/2006 11:30:15 PM |
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| Americans Forced to Pay 'International' Taxes? |
$7 Trillion Will Come from 'Developed' Nations if the United Nations Has Its Way By Congressman Ron Paul, 3/6/2006 11:54:18 AM |
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| Entertainment Industry Big Winner With Proposed Hawaii Legislation |
And the Nominees for Biggest Government Subsidies Are ... By Lowell L. Kalapa, 3/6/2006 9:57:42 AM |
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| Lawmakers Need to Take Action to Keep State Spending Plan within Constitutional Spending Ceiling |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/26/2006 10:59:45 PM |
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| Hawaii's Broad Base Allows Lower Tax Rate |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/19/2006 5:11:21 AM |
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| Hawaii Commissioner of Securities Unveils Top 13 Investor Traps for 2006 |
| By Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, 2/16/2006 11:31:49 AM |
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| Lawmakers are Elected to Make Tough Decisions on Tax Issues |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/12/2006 10:18:06 PM |
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| The Tipping Point - Unchecked, Taxes Will Always Go Up |
| By Paul E. Smith, 2/7/2006 11:43:11 AM |
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| Shining a Bright Light on the Hawaii Tax Credit Issue |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 2/6/2006 6:45:33 AM |
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| Hawaii Taxpayers, Tax Practitioners Encouraged to File Tax Returns Electronically |
| By Kurt Kawafuchi, 2/3/2006 2:13:28 PM |
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| Lawmakers Add Confusion to Property Tax Reform Debate |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/29/2006 8:08:44 PM |
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| Why Dividend and Capital Gains Tax Rates are Important for Growth |
| By John Rutledge, 1/26/2006 12:23:48 PM |
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| Dumping Taxpayer Money Into That Big Black Bureaucratic Hole Called Government |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/21/2006 6:52:11 PM |
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| Hawaii Government Needs to Acknowledge Debt as an Operational Cost |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 1/14/2006 10:29:39 PM |
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| We Need Real Property Tax Relief Now |
| By Walt Harvey, 1/4/2006 11:35:07 PM |
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| Another Shot Needed at Restructuring Hawaii's Pyramiding Tax |
| By Lowell Kalapa, 1/3/2006 6:45:46 AM |
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| Property Tax Bill Depends on Rate |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/27/2005 9:47:24 AM |
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| Yen to Spend Will Be Irresistible |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/19/2005 11:08:01 AM |
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| Adopting Federal Tax Rates and Brackets Surrenders State's Control |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/11/2005 8:23:50 PM |
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| Hawaii's Tax Commission Proposes Eliminating Personal and Corporate Income Tax |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 12/5/2005 9:15:41 AM |
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| IRS Warns of e-Mail Scam About Tax Refunds |
| By Judy Monahan, 11/30/2005 10:03:37 AM |
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| Few Hawaii Leaders Willing to Make Tough Choices |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/27/2005 11:42:34 PM |
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| Will the Economic Commission Learn Tax Compliance? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/21/2005 6:23:27 AM |
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| Hawaii's Heavy Tax Burden Stifles Economic Growth |
| By Lowell K. Kalapa, 11/13/2005 10:24:19 PM |
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| Commission Looks at Restructuring Hawaii's State Taxes |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 11/6/2005 6:30:34 PM |
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| Tax Reform - Forget State Rights |
| By Paul Smith, 11/3/2005 2:33:23 PM |
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| Governor's Commission Suggests Tax Holiday on Food and Medicine |
| By Economic Momentum Commission, 11/3/2005 11:38:50 AM |
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| Vexing Situation Created by Speculation |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/31/2005 7:57:08 AM |
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| Viable Economy Threatened with Lack of Investment |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/23/2005 4:03:18 PM |
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| Oct. 21: Gas Cap Costs Consumers 39 Cents a Gallon |
Total Cost of Gas Cap to Date: $19.3 million By House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegann, 10/21/2005 11:29:22 AM |
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| Oct. 20: Gas Cap Costs Consumers 46 Cents a Gallon |
Total Cost of Gas Cap to Date is $18.9 Million By House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegann, 10/20/2005 9:39:43 AM |
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| A Flood of Red Ink |
The Fiscal Fallout from Hurricane Katrina By Jacob Sullum , 10/19/2005 10:41:56 AM |
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| Oct. 19: Gas Cap Costs Consumers 53 Cents a Gallon |
Total Cost of Gas Cap to Date is $18.4 million By House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegann, 10/19/2005 10:26:41 AM |
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| Options for Tax Reform |
Special from Cato Institute By Chris Edwards , 10/18/2005 12:49:39 PM |
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| Oct. 18: Gas Cap Costs Consumers 57 Cents a Gallon |
Total Cost of Gas Cap to Date is $17.8 million By House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegann, 10/18/2005 9:36:12 AM |
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| Oct. 17: Gas Cap Costs Consumers 59 Cents a Gallon |
Total Cost of Gas Cap to Date is $17.2 Million By House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegann, 10/17/2005 10:07:10 AM |
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| Villian Embedded in the Cost of Doing Business |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/16/2005 7:03:02 PM |
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| Oct. 14: Gas Cap Costs Consumers 54 Cents a Gallon |
Total Cost of Gas Cap to Date is $15.3 Million By House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegann, 10/14/2005 1:10:58 PM |
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| Oct. 13: Gas Cap Costs Consumers 52 Cents a Gallon |
Total Cost of Gas Cap To Date is $14.7 Million Than It Would Have Been Without the Cap By House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegann, 10/14/2005 8:22:51 AM |
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| Bush Beats Even Lyndon B. Johnson on Spending |
| By Cato Institute, 10/12/2005 11:14:15 AM |
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| Upping the Cost of Doing Business In Hawaii |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/10/2005 12:54:48 AM |
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| The Myth of the Prison Multiplier |
| By James Roumasset, 10/4/2005 1:29:51 PM |
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| Vulnerable Docks, Hawaii's Lifeline |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 10/3/2005 12:40:44 AM |
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| Ultimately We All Pay for Lawmakers' Ignorance |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/26/2005 7:07:21 AM |
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| Tax Credit Beneficiaries Should Be Exposed |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/18/2005 7:51:34 PM |
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| Utlizing Federal Credit Surrenders Policy Making |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/11/2005 12:58:34 PM |
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| Understanding the Need for Tax Relief |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 9/5/2005 7:52:19 PM |
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| Take Care in Handling That Surplus |
| By Lowell l. Kalapa, 8/29/2005 8:35:41 AM |
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| Tax Hike Imbedded in Prices Will Affect Everyone |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/22/2005 12:10:16 AM |
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| Hawaii Needs a More Efficient Government |
Economic Growth Needs to Outpace Increase in Size of State, County Governments By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/14/2005 1:27:11 PM |
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| Taking Hawaii's Economy to a New Level Starts With Tax Reductions, Not Increases |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 8/7/2005 2:50:40 PM |
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| So, It Will Be Just Another Half Cent? |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/25/2005 6:31:36 AM |
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| Requiring Lawmakers to Run a Business |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/18/2005 6:32:40 AM |
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| Questions on Transit Abound, Answers Still Political |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 7/10/2005 11:04:25 AM |
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| Staying the Course to Economic Stability |
| By Lowell Kalapa, 7/5/2005 8:05:08 AM |
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| Proposed General Excise Tax Hike Should Be Killed |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/26/2005 6:41:44 PM |
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| EUTF Board Action to Save Public Employees and Employers $25.7 million |
| By Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, 6/24/2005 6:28:49 AM |
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| Restore Integrity to Tax System |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/20/2005 8:26:56 AM |
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| Rising Need for Government to Downsize |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/13/2005 5:52:34 AM |
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| Government Lacks Creativity, Ingenuity Needed to Save Taxpayers Money |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 6/5/2005 7:44:25 PM |
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| Quit Trying to Deny It Won't Hurt Taxpayers |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/31/2005 12:18:04 AM |
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| Despite Sticker Shock at the Pump, Public Ignoring Gas Cap Debate |
Hawaii's Gas Cap Set to Go Into Effect This September By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/23/2005 10:07:51 AM |
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| Yet Another Property Tax Hike on the Horizon |
| By Lowell L. Kalapa, 5/16/2005 10:36:55 AM |
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| Demolishing Sports Welfare |
Two Court Cases Could Mean the End of Publicly Funded Stadiums By Daniel McGraw, 5/15/2005 11:02:45 PM |
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