STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS GOVERNOR DAVID Y. IGE TO THE THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE MEETING IN JOINT SESSION, JANUARY 24, 2022 Good morning and aloha. Before I begin — In normal times we would gather together in the House Chambers for the State of the State address. We would have family, friends, former Governors, and […]
In his address, Gov. Ige announced that given recent revenue projections, he is asking the Hawaiʻi State Legislature to return some of those dollars to taxpayers. “We want to issue refund checks of $100 for every taxpayer and for each of their dependents. For a family of four, that would mean an extra $400. In this way, we’ll also inject $110 million back into our economy,” said Gov. Ige.
Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige delivered his final State of the State address to the state Legislature on Jan. 24, 2022. Ige said his goals are to steer Hawaiʻi through the pandemic, strengthen families and communities, and move toward full economic recovery.
“This budget request is very different from budget requests of the previous two years, when we had to cut more than $1 billion, and all state agencies were forced to slash spending. This year, the economy has improved more quickly than anticipated,” said Gov. Ige.