The article reports on the Hawaii Constitution's decision to grant the counties, the power to determine property taxes. The constitution's home rule provisions allow county voters to initiate amendments to their charters, propose ordinances, or refer council-enacted ordinances to the people for ...
*Not shown Hawaii’s and Alaska’s minimum wage increased from $7.25 to $10.10 and $10.19 respectively. This paper contributes to the literature by using panel data of U.S. counties to evaluate the impact of the minimum wage on several key components of the labor market. Our study uses ...
Subsequent to Johnson v. Oman, the legislature adopted Chapter 252 of the Public Acts of 1975 which removed the option of local governments to exempt themselves from the application of the law, effective 1 January 1976. This made the law uniform but did not make it comprehensive and, of cour...
Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii has said repeatedly since the fire that climate change is “the ultimate reason that so many people perished.” He has asked the attorney general to conduct a comprehensive review. “Over time,” he promised, “we’ll be able to figure out if we could have bett...
The bill would allow Arizona and Hawaii, which do not observe daylight saving time, to remain on standard time as well as American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Reuters.com)