10-13-2024, 02:54 AM
Property tax provides the major revenue source for the county. The property tax revenue from Puna is still much lower than the resort areas of the west side.
GET and income tax all go to the state and they feed some back to the counties.
The fancy subdivisions on the west side all paid to build the roads, water lines, sewers etc.
Schools in Hawaii are state run and paid for with our very high income taxes and fees. People who don't live here, don't send their kids to school and don't pay income tax.
I don't know what there is to debate. If you want paved roads, water. sewers, move somewhere that has those things.
GET and income tax all go to the state and they feed some back to the counties.
The fancy subdivisions on the west side all paid to build the roads, water lines, sewers etc.
Schools in Hawaii are state run and paid for with our very high income taxes and fees. People who don't live here, don't send their kids to school and don't pay income tax.
I don't know what there is to debate. If you want paved roads, water. sewers, move somewhere that has those things.