Tax Foundation of Hawaii: An expensive charter crisis on Maui

Maui has figured out a way to bleed cash from its budget very quickly. It’s called a “charter crisis.” It pits one part of government against another one. Lawyers then are needed to represent one or both warring parties, and when those lawyers get paid, there’s a good chance that taxpayers will end up footing the bill.

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