Tax fairness is a pathway to economic recovery
By Hawaiʻi Tax Fairness Coalition | Reading time: 2 min
As part of the Hawaiʻi Tax Fairness coalition, we will be supporting the efforts to pass tax fairness legislation that can help our state avoid devastating cuts to the public services.
Essential programs that Hawai‘i’s families need during this pandemic crisis—such as child care assistance, social services and public schools—are facing harmful spending cuts in 2021. In his State of the State, Governor Ige stated that he’s planning to propose a whopping $350 million in program cuts!
Meanwhile, the stock market, high-end real estate, and wealthy Hawai‘i residents are doing better than ever before.
The costs of a pandemic should not fall on the backs of Hawai‘i’s most vulnerable families. Instead, we need the most fortunate among us—profitable corporations and wealthy individuals—to pay a little more to keep Hawaiʻi going strong during this pandemic.
You can help:
Please sign our petition calling on our state lawmakers to pass tax fairness bills to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in badly-needed revenue, avoid damaging cuts, and restore Hawaiʻi’s economy to full strength as quickly as possible.
Then use this easy tool to email your legislators and tell them your concerns and what you want them to do, or write your own message (even better).
Next steps:
Learn more about the tax fairness proposals we support here.
Be on the look out for follow-up emails coming soon with details on specific bills and how to testify.
Getting acquainted with the Capitol website
Make your voice heard at the state legislature! It's easy to register for an account to submit written testimony. And for the first time ever, you'll be able to testify from home! To learn about the new remote testimony process, watch this helpful video.
The Hawai‘i Tax Fairness Coalition is a growing group of organizations and individuals that endorse the principle of creating a more equitable tax system for Hawai‘i's families. Join the coalition here.