Public Policy posts

Act 46 of 2024 cuts Hawaiʻi state income tax, reducing Hawaiʻi state revenue by $240 million in 2025 and more than $1.4 billion by 2031.  By […]

Enact a statute that requires immigration and law enforcement to be in uniform, with identification and no mask, with limited exceptions for medical reasons or […]

Seek new laws to limit deployment of the National Guard and prohibit agreements under §287(g) or others that would require state or county agencies and […]

Secure state law to replace the cancelled federal policy to limit immigration enforcement in churches, courts, schools, hospitals and health care centers/facilities so our non-citizen […]

Medical provider shield laws are state-level legal protections for healthcare providers (and sometimes patients/supporters) offering reproductive and gender-affirming care that is legal in their state, […]

Advocate for Hawaii’s current evidence-based vaccine programs and block anti-vaccine bills.

Prohibit the State from interfering with the right to obtain abortion and contraceptives. Protect access to clinics that provide reproductive health services. Require all hospitals […]

Provide Medicaid coverage to all pregnant women and children regardless of immigration status.

Provide state funding to healthcare safety net medical providers such as Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. Expand tax incentives to include more safety net providers […]

Increased funding and new state programs needed to assist individuals who have lost health insurance coverage due to loss of ACA subsidies and Medicaid cuts […]

A tax credit helping working parents and family caregivers offset costs for care for qualifying keiki, kupuna, or other dependents, enabling them to work or […]

Childcare subsidies for disabled caregivers generally require that the parent be employed, in training, or in school, with eligibility often extending to children under 13 […]

Pregnancy and early childhood are the most financially fragile periods in a family's life, yet also the most critical for a child's long-term development. Requires […]

U.S. Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in July 2025, which would give a federal tax cut of $43,000 on average to […]

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns income-producing properties like hotels, malls, and office buildings. REIT properties benefit from the public […]

The conveyance tax is a one-time tax paid to the state when a property is sold. In Hawaii, it is much lower than in cities […]

Hawaii is one of only nine states that allows capital gains to be taxed at a lower rate than ordinary working people's income. By taxing […]

Reduce the outsized role of independent expenditures and outside money by strengthening disclosure requirements and preventing foreign-influenced corporations and special interests from hiding political influence […]

Close gaps that allow political money to be traded between candidates, influence public contracts, or weaken enforcement of campaign finance laws.

Support efforts to strengthen Hawai驶i's publicly funded elections system, including increased matching funds, higher contribution caps, changing the current Elections Campaign Fund (ECF) to generate […]