Josh Green on Tax Reform

	Josh Green on Tax Reform

Reduce taxes from between 10 to 71% for working families

Then last year, the legislature passed--and I signed into law--the largest income tax cut for Hawai’i families in our state's history. This tax cut will take effect in steps over the next seven years, providing an estimated $5.6 billion in total savings to our people. It will reduce taxes from between 10 to 71 percent for working families, depending on household income--moving Hawai’i from having the second-highest, to the fourth lowest tax burden in the country. Source: 2025 State of the State Address to the Hawaii legislature , Jan 21, 2025

Index the state's tax code to provide relief from inflation

In the next phase of our plan, we will provide more tax relief--including a child and dependent tax credit totaling more than $87 million annually--so that working families with keiki can afford to live in Hawai'i and our next generation can have a future here. We will also index the state's tax code to provide all taxpayers relief from inflation--a long overdue change which will help people in every tax bracket. ["keiki" is Hawaiian for "child"] Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Hawaii legislature , Jan 22, 2024

Every income bracket will be paying less state income tax

Following recommendations of the 2020 Tax Commission, we'll reform our tax code to provide for a cost-of-living adjustment in response to recent inflationary pressures. This plan provides universal tax relief by:

Shifting Tax brackets to ensure that working families aren't burdened by inflation
More than doubling the Standard Deduction from $2,200 to $5,000
Doubling the personal exemption from $1,144 to $2,288

Every income bracket in Hawai'i will be paying less state income tax. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Hawaii legislature , Jan 23, 2023

Increase taxes on luxury units; eliminate taxes on food

Make housing for Hawaii residents our top priority by aggressively enforcing existing laws to shut down the 25,000 illegal vacation rentals across the state, taxing the 35,000 vacant investor units, and limiting permits and increasing taxes on new luxury developments by out of state investors.

By 2026, my administration will shut down more than 10,000 illegal vacation rentals and seek to make nonresident investment properties more expensive, so we can return needed housing to Hawaii residents and lower prices by increasing supply.

We will also address the overall cost of living in our state by eliminating taxes on food, medicine and other essentials to help make Hawaii more affordable for residents.

Source: 2022 Hawaii Governor campaign website JoshGreenForHawaii.com , Aug 17, 2022

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