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Mayor seeking funds from state

Caldwell focuses on the hotel room tax and money generated by the GET for rail

By B.J. Reyes

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 20, 2013

~~<p>Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is asking the Legislature to lift a cap on the amount of hotel room tax money that goes to counties and return at least some of the money collected by the state for administrative costs stemming from the general excise tax surcharge intended for rail.</p>
<p>The four county mayors outlined their budget requests to the Legislature's money committees last week.</p>
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Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is asking the Legislature to lift a cap on the amount of hotel room tax money that goes to counties and return at least some of the money collected by the state for administrative costs stemming from the general excise tax surcharge intended for rail.

The four county mayors outlined their budget requests to the Legislature's money committees last week. Login for more...



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