text: I think you're exactly right. The excise tax was supposed to be temporary, but now they're talking about making it permanent. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of a tax being rescinded once implemented. I suspected this when they first proposed it, but was skeptically hopeful that maybe, just maybe, knowing how expensive it is to live in Hawaii, that the politicians would keep their word. My skepticism was not misplaced, but my hope was.