Small Business Hawaii | Volume 23 Number 5 | May 1998

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House Votes on Raising
The General Excise Tax

The second round of voting for various tax measures was held April 14. The following is the floor vote at the state House to raise the GE tax by 12.5% to 4.5%. The latest bill to contain the increase (as of press time) was SB 2259 SD1 HD1. House and Senate conferees were to hammer out an agreement before the end of the extended session. The GE tax increase will most likely be dropped due to resistence by the State Senate.

Voting To Raise Your General Excise Tax (28)

    Felipe "Jun" Abinsay Jr.
    Dennis Arakaki
    Romy Cachola
    Jerry Chang
    Nestor Garcia
    Kenny Goodenow
    Eric Hamakawa
    Robert Herkes
    Ken Ito
    No New Taxes!!! Merwyn Jones
    Michael Kahikina
    Ezra Kanoho
    Bertha Kawakami
    Marilyn Lee
    Ron Menor
    Bob Nakasone
    Tom Okamura
    Marcus Oshiro
    Paul Oshiro
    Alex Santiago
    Calvin Say
    Joe Souki
    Nathan Suzuki
    Terrance Tom
    Michael White
    Brian Yamane
    Nobu Yonamine
    Terry Yoshinaga


Voting Against The Tax Increase (23)

    Lei Ahu Isa
    Sam Aiona
    Ed Case
    Galen Fox
    Chris Halford
    Ken Hiraki
    Quentin Kawananakoa
    Barbara Marumoto
    Bob McDermott
    Colleen Meyer
    David Morihara
    Hermina Morita
    No New Taxes!!! Mark Moses
    David Pendleton
    Scott K. Saiki
    David D.Stegmaier
    Mark K. Takai
    Dwight Takamine
    Roy M. Takumi
    David Tarnas
    Cynthia Thielen
    Gene Ward
    Paul Whalen

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