Kurt Kawafuchi
Kurt Kawafuchi
certain credits designed encourage generally social tax
Generally speaking, tax credits are designed to encourage certain activity. Or sometimes they are also used for social policy.
hawaii low people property relatively tax values
I know people don't see it because the (property) values are so high, but Hawaii has relatively low real property tax rates.
affected airline compared consumers department high issue passing raises savings truly
The department raises the issue of passing on savings to the consumers who are truly affected by high airline prices, compared to shareholder concerns.
fair sure
I always try to be fair and make sure we're not over-reaching.
based benefit both greatly hawaii stand
The airlines, both based in Hawaii and on the mainland, stand to benefit greatly by this legislation.
pay positions
These are positions that more than pay for themselves.
december economy economy-and-economics shows
What it shows at the end of December is the economy is very strong.
areas hit street trying word
We are trying to hit areas where we think there's been under compliance. Word is getting out on the street that we're trying to be more vigilant.
deal
We're proceeding on the deal that has been cut.