It's a tight budget year and lawmakers are being criticized for advancing a major reduction in the state inheritance tax that would only benefit Hawaii's wealthiest families.
It’s hard to dispute that affordable housing in Hawaii is in critically short supply, but one developer in Honolulu is having a very hard time selling it.
The executive director of the Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice spoke to The Conversation about the mixed bag of results for low-income families during the 2023 legislative session.