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Ghost Town in Waikiki

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 admin Business, closure, COVID-19, Economy, Government, Hawaii, mandates, sad, stay at home orders, tourism, unemployment, Waikiki

Hawaii’s tourist based economy is more or less dead… comatose at best, but mostly dead. Businesses that target the tourist

Hawaii State Capitol

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Legislature Votes on Rail Tax Extension & Increase – Hawaii Political Platter

September 2, 2017 admin angry, Bad, Commentary, Development, Expensive, extension, GET, Gigantic, Government, Hawaii, Honolulu, Honolulul, legislature, Mistake, new taxes, rail, re-blog, sad, SB4, TAT, taxes, TOD

Saving rail is more important than saving the taxpayers. This is the conclusion that I have come to at the

More cost for motor vehicles

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Mayor Signs Bills to Increase Vehicle Taxes, Bus Fares, Parking Meter Fees and Zoo Admissions

June 30, 2017July 1, 2017 admin Cost of Living, Expensive, Fees, Hawaii, Honolulu, increases, laws, ordinance, Parking, rail, sad, taxes, Vehicles

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell recently signed the following bills into law. The bills have become County Ordinances. Several increase the