City and County of Honolulu Mayor Caldwell is proposing a 5-cent increase in the gas tax that would raise about $15 million annually. The Caldwell administration said the money will generate an additional $15 million that will be used to help pay for road repaving and a restoration of bus routes that were cut last year. The link to stories and editorials about the proposed increase are listed below:
Caldwell proposes fuel tax hike (3/1 Honolulu StarAdvertiser)
Mayor Caldwell proposes gas tax increase (3/1 KHON2)
Roads, bus routes, sewer improvements, parks top Caldwell’s list (3/1 KITV4)
Oahu motorists react to proposed gas tax hike (3/1 KITV4)
Mayor Caldwell proposes gas tax hike to help improve roads, bus service (3/1 Hawaii News Now)
Want Nice Roads? Honolulu Mayor Wants You To Pay More At The Pump (3/1 Honolulu Civil Beat)
Oh, he’ll fix the roads … but it’s going to cost you (3/6 Honolulu StarAdvertiser – subscription required)
5-cent gas tax hike adds to heavy burden (3/7 Honolulu StarAdvertiser – subscription required)
Time to hike city’s vehicle fuel tax – Letter to the Editor (3/7 Honolulu StarAdvertiser – subscription required)
Fuel tax hike is investment in the future (3/10 Honolulu StarAdvertiser – subscription requried)
Mayor pushes gas tax hike, pegs average cost at $21.45 a year (3/15 Honolulu StarAdvistiser – subscription required)
