Thank you to all those that joined us yesterday in celebrating International Workers Day!

Hawaiʻi Appleseed Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Speaks! Academic Labor United Honolulu Tenants Union Hawaiʻi People's Fund Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action Hawaii Working Families Coalition

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“The vast majority of tax relief should be going to the people who need it urgently, as opposed to folks who are doing quite well in the status quo,” Thomas said.

#FundOurFuture

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Celebrate International Workers Day with the Defend and Respect Hawaiʻi’s Workers Coalition. Wed., May 1st; gather at 9:30AM at Fort Street Mall, where we will begin our march to the Capitol.

From Palestine to Hawaiʻi, WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE.

RSVP: bit.ly/hwcmayday

We joined nearly 300 other groups including other Appleseed Centers Texas Appleseed The Appleseed Network Hawaiʻi Appleseed urging the Biden admin to immediately release HUD’s final “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” (AFFH) rule.

See the full letter below:

A letter to the editor in today’s Star-Advertiser that nails the issue with the Estate Tax giveaway bill, HB2653.

#FundOurFuture

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Expanding the estate tax exemption—as proposed in HB2653—is the wrong choice for Hawaiʻi and would curb our ability to combat rising income inequality, while depriving our budget of much needed revenue. We should instead raise taxes on the super rich.

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Attention Geographers! Going to Honolulu for American Association of Geographers's annual conference next week? Join NZA director Sara C. Bronin, Hawaii Zoning Atlas director Trey Gordner, Hawaiʻi Appleseed, Hawaiʻi Housing Affordability Coalition - HiHAC & more zoning superstars for a happy hour after Tuesday's conference events!

The measure is scheduled for another floor vote today, but it is not certain that the House will again vote to approve it.

Tell your lawmakers to reject estate tax giveaways for the rich at bit.ly/hitaxfairness

#TaxTheRich #FundOurFuture

“If we want an economy in which Hawai‘i’s working families can make ends meet, we need to align our policy with our values. We missed opportunities to gain ground this year. We cannot afford to walk backwards with estate tax cuts for the wealthy few.”

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🚨🚨🚨 Submit testimony in opposition to SB3289 TODAY before 1 pm. Then use bit.ly/hitaxfairness to automatically send an email and make a phone call to your state house rep telling them to oppose this dangerous estate tax giveaway for the richest among us. #TaxTheRich

Given the legislature’s need for new revenue sources, closing the #CapitalGains loophole is a common-sense way to raise taxes on those who can afford it, without impacting working families that are already burdened by regressive taxes such as the GET.

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“Policing tactics, media coverage & government policy must shift away from blaming pedestrians for vehicle collisions and punishing them w/ fines. Instead, roadway safety policy should address the underlying systemic issues that lead to traffic violence.”

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“If it becomes law, Hawaii would follow other states and cities to either repeal or reform jaywalking in VA, CA, NV, Denver, Anchorage and Kansas City, MO—representing about 52 million residents, according to a study by Hawai‘i Appleseed.”

#FreedomToWalk

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“The legislature has a pivotal opportunity to address Hawaiʻi's acute shortage of #AffordableHousing by reevaluating conveyance tax rates on the sale of multimillion dollar investment properties,” writes Appleseed senior policy analyst Arjuna Heim.

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The Hawaii State Senate CPN committee is considering a bill that would dramatically expand the estate tax loophole here, allowing multimillion businesses to be passed down to heir tax free. HB2653 is a dangerous bill that should be deferred.

“I believe HB1775 should be passed because no child should be denied food. Ensuring that the next generation of politicians, educators or even doctors is well-fed should be the priority.” — Kaleikaumaka Camara

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