1) I use a screen name because this is a small island and I am not interested in being stalked, singled out, or harassed for my views.  I also find that if you mention any personal detail on these boards, it is used to invalidate any opinion you may have.  So, no.

2) I think you need to look at your source again.  The "just $218 per family" is a 'myth' on the HART site that the Tax Foundation of Hawaii is "busting."  From the page: "$200, is the surcharge they can see.  But there is a massive amount of GET, and county surcharge, that they can’t see because those taxes are baked into the costs of everything up and down the economic chain."

http://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/blog/2016/09/mythbusting-hart-part-1/

3) I believe in tax fairness too, and I think it is absolutely unconscionable that the regressive GET is being used to subsidize this out of control gift to developers.  and the construction industry.  You don't see commuters lobbying for this, just those who stand to profit.