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The fight to take back Hawaii

5 pointsby jriotabout 3 years ago

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Kon-Pekiabout 3 years ago
&gt; As property prices soar, many native Hawaiians — or Kānaka Maoli — are being squeezed out, unable to keep pace with crippling property taxes and skyrocketing rents.<p>Crippling property taxes??? Give me a break. Hawaii has the lowest property taxes in the USA. With high income taxes and high business taxes, the entire state is set up to encourage non-residents to buy and hold land. And no, mainland folks aren&#x27;t running the Hawaii state legislature. They could fix this on their own, if they wanted to. Just changing the revenue mixture would make a big difference. Don&#x27;t hold your breath, though. Native Hawaiians are getting rich on this, too.