Talking Tax
Should the Government Force Tourists Out. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. As West Maui recovers from the devastating wildfires of a couple of months ago, residents, with some justification, are afraid of similar things happening to them. People whose homes burned down and are now living in hotels temporarily […]
Aiming the Cannon at Monster Homes (Talking Tax)
Not the Right Fix for the Problem. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Paul Brewbaker. In Honolulu, some people have dealt with the housing crisis by building ‘monster homes,’ large houses built in land zoned for single-family homes. They can have as many as 20+ bedrooms and […]
Whether Hawaii Should Have a Housing Czar (Talking Tax)
The Cases for and Against. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Loren Seehase. This week we look at Governor Green‘s Emergency Proclamation Relating to Housing, and his use of the emergency statutes to suspend many of the laws that account for delays upon delays in housing starts. […]
Tax Relief for Wildfires (Talking Tax)
Extensions and How They Work. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The guest is Joe Kent. On August 18, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service announced ‘expansive tax relief’ for Hawai’i wildfire victims in Maui and Hawaii counties. We go over what that means, and also touch upon the relief that […]
DOE Has a Monopoly on our Kids (Talking Tax)
Alternatives to the Public School System. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Over the last several years, we have been saying plenty about the Hawai’i Department of Education (DOE), and not all of it has been peachy. Some of our loudest gripes about the agency were about its lack of […]
DOE Has a Monopoly on our Kids (Talking Tax)
Alternatives to the Public School System. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Over the last several years, we have been saying plenty about the Hawai’i Department of Education (DOE), and not all of it has been peachy. Some of our loudest gripes about the agency were about its lack of […]
If You Think the Tax Agency Here is Bad (Talking Tax)
Check Out California. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. California has two different tax agencies. The Department of Tax and Fee Administration, known as CDTFA, handles sales taxes. CDTFA’s director, according to the Caltaxletter, publicly admitted to ordering his department’s Settlement Section to settle fewer, if any, cases. His rationale […]
Getting Kids to School in Kihei (Talking Tax)
When Agencies Fight, Nothing Gets Done. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. We focus this week on Kihei, Maui, where our Department of Education (DOE) has been trying to open a new $245 million high school primarily for Kihei. It’s called Kulanihakoi High School. It’s built, and has been built […]
Getting Kids to School in Kihei (Talking Tax)
When Agencies Fight, Nothing Gets Done. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. We focus this week on Kihei, Maui, where our Department of Education (DOE) has been trying to open a new $245 million high school primarily for Kihei. It’s called Kulanihakoi High School. It’s built, and has been built […]
How Not to Cool the Schools (Talking Tax)
We May Have Burned 100 Million Dollars. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Imagine Hawaii’s keiki sitting in hot classrooms. That has been an issue for our public schools for many years, with then-Governor Ige signing several bills, such as Act 47 of 2016 that appropriated $100 million toward heat […]