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\nTUESDAY\, June 16\, 2026
SEVE
NTH MEETING
OF THE 2025-2027 TAX REVIEW COMMISSION<
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2:30-4:30 P.M.
AGENDA
\nPublic comments on issu
es not on the agenda will be considered on the
Commission&rsquo\;s
agenda at the next meeting.
Mr. Johnson\, who is a Senior Fellow with ITEP&rsquo\;s state an
d local policy teams\, will
provide a brief presentation on the to
pic of &ldquo\;Regressivity&rdquo\; via Zoom. The
presentation sli
des will be posted as part of the meeting materials on the
Commiss
ion website after the meeting. The presentation may be followed by
potential public\, DOTAX\, and TRC comments.
TRC members will discuss the Regress
ivity and/or Tax Pyramiding Topics that
were identified for potent
ial in-house studies.
The TRC Evaluation Committee will report on the pro
gress regarding the hiring of
consultants and the first two TRC pr
ojects on competitiveness (project 1) and
tourism (project 2) that
was posted publicly on May 22nd\, 2026\, on the Commission <
br />website.
Continued discussion from the May 26 meeting regarding the April 27\
, 2026
Legislative Hearing.
TRC members may discuss what they would like to a
dd to the next meeting
agenda.
HOW TO TESTIFY:
Written testimony can be emailed to the Commiss
ion at tax.research@hawaii.gov<
/a> or
mailed to Hawai&lsquo\;i Department of Taxation\, Office of
Tax Research &\; Planning\, 830
Punchbowl Street\, Room 220\, Ho
nolulu\, HI 96813.
Oral testimony will be accepted in-person at the meeting locati
on and via the chat
function or verbally using the interactive con
ference technology (ICT) link. The physical
location and ICT link
information are provided above or on page 1 of the attached PDF.
HOW TO REQUEST ACCOMMODATION:
Persons who need an auxiliary aid/service or other acco
mmodation due to a disability\,
please contact Office of Tax Resear
ch &\; Planning at tax.resea
rch@hawaii.gov or 808-
587-1440 as soon as possible\, preferabl
y 72 hours or 2 business days before the meeting.
Requests made as
early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.
Upon request\, this notice is a vailable in alternate/accessible formats.
\nMEETING MATERI
ALS AND OTHER INFORMATION:
The commission packet\, if applicable\, will be posted on the Commi
ssion&rsquo\;s website at
https://tax.hawaii.gov/stats/tax-review-commission/
at least three full business days
before the meeting. Written
testimony will also be posted on the Commission&rsquo\;s website
as
it is received. You can also find links to minutes\, agendas\, video re
cordings (on
YouTube)\, and meeting materials for the Commission&rs
quo\;s past meetings on the website.
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\nNOTICE AND AGENDA
SEVENTH MEETING
OF THE 2025-2027 TAX REVIEW COMMISSION
TUESDAY\, June 16\, 2026
2:30-4:30 P.M.
Meeting Locations:
\nAGENDA
\nPublic
comments on issues not on the agenda will be considered on the
Co
mmission&rsquo\;s agenda at the next meeting.
Mr. Johnson\, who is a Senior Fellow with ITEP&
rsquo\;s state and local policy teams\, will
provide a brief prese
ntation on the topic of &ldquo\;Regressivity&rdquo\; via Zoom. The
presentation slides will be posted as part of the meeting materials on
the
Commission website after the meeting. The presentation may be
followed by
potential public\, DOTAX\, and TRC comments.
TRC members will di
scuss the Regressivity and/or Tax Pyramiding Topics that
were iden
tified for potential in-house studies.
The TRC Evaluation Committee will
report on the progress regarding the hiring of
consultants and the
first two TRC projects on competitiveness (project 1) and
tourism
(project 2) that was posted publicly on May 22nd\, 2026\, on
the Commission
website.
Continued discussion from the May 26 meeting regard
ing the April 27\, 2026
Legislative Hearing.
TRC members may discuss what the
y would like to add to the next meeting
agenda.
Written testimony can be email
ed to the Commission at tax.res
earch@hawaii.gov or
mailed to Hawai&lsquo\;i Department of Taxa
tion\, Office of Tax Research &\; Planning\, 830
Punchbowl Stree
t\, Room 220\, Honolulu\, HI 96813.
Oral testimony will be accepted in-person at t
he meeting location and via the chat
function or verbally using th
e interactive conference technology (ICT) link. The physical
locat
ion and ICT link information are provided above or on page 1 of the atta
ched PDF.
HOW TO REQUEST ACCOMMODATION: Persons who need an auxiliary aid/serv
ice or other accommodation due to a disability\,
please contact Off
ice of Tax Research &\; Planning at tax.research@hawaii.gov or 808-
587-1440 as soon as pos
sible\, preferably 72 hours or 2 business days before the meeting.
Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill y
our request.
Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
\n
The commission packet\, if applicable\, will be po
sted on the Commission&rsquo\;s website at
https://tax.hawaii.gov/stats/tax-r
eview-commission/ at least three full business days
before the
meeting. Written testimony will also be posted on the Commission&rsquo\;
s website
as it is received. You can also find links to minutes\, a
gendas\, video recordings (on
YouTube)\, and meeting materials for
the Commission&rsquo\;s past meetings on the website.