Potential TAT Increase

Aloha Kakou:

Please take a look at this article, written by Dr. Richard Kelley, Outrigger's Chairman of the Board. Dr. Kelley continues to be a tireless advocate for Hawaii tourism.

Currently, the Hawaii state legislature is looking at increasing the Transient Accommodations Tax to 8.25% in July and to 9.25% in 2010 in an effort to balance the state budget. Of course, Dr. Kelley believes an increase in the TAT is a bad idea.

http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/518181.html?nav=18

Here is the link to the tourism study referenced by Dr. Kelley:

http://www.fhb.com/pdf/FHB_Tourism_Study_09325.pdf