Reprentative Barbara Marumoto's Blog

Kokua Council with Rep. Barbara Marumoto

barbaramarumoto — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:32:36 +0000

Representative Barbara Marumoto addresses the Kokua Council 8th annual forum in 2011.

Government Accounting: with Sheila Weinberg at the Hawaii State Capitol

barbaramarumoto — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:07:09 +0000

Sheila Weinberg spoke in Hawaii on “Government Accounting: The Seen and the Unseen — What Needs to be Done?” website” http://www.truthinaccounting.org/

The event was Convened by Rep. Gene Ward and Rep. Marumoto

Barbara Marumoto’s District 19 tour 2011

barbaramarumoto — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:05:05 +0000

Barbara Marumoto’s District 19 tour 2011

Pension Tax Bill Alive and Well

barbaramarumoto — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:34:32 +0000

April 6, 2011- Despite the efforts of the American Association of Retired Persons, Rep. Barbara Marumoto and dozens of individuals, bills to tax pension income continue to progress through the Legislature.

The House Finance Committee packed SB 570 SD2 with 1) the pension tax increase, 2) disallowed the deduction of state taxes, 3) placed caps on itemized deductions and 4) also delayed state adoption of the increase in standard deduction and personal exemption adopted by federal law. The pension tax increase would affect individuals who make an adjusted gross income (AGI ) of $100,000 (or couples who make $200,000).

Rep. Marumoto strenuously opposed the tax when the Governor initially proposed a $37,500/$75,000 income threshold. AARP testified that members opposed the tax on pensioners on principle and also expressed fears that the income levels could be decreased in the future.

The Attorney General weighed in with warnings that the bill could be unconstitutional and that there would likely be protracted and expensive law suits. “… It could be the potential subject of a legal challenge on the grounds that they may violate article XVI, section 2 of the Hawaii Constitution, or may impair the Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution.”

AARP also protested that the bill would indirectly tax social security as the threshold uses federal AGI which includes Social Security benefits. In response, the Director of Taxation said that “a modified AGI could be utilized.”

An issue pointed out by the Tax Foundation is that a pensioner with a $99,999/year income would be taxed on the pension portion, if he or she earns $1 more, the pensioner would fall over the threshold and be forced to include pensions in the taxable income.

“With a revenue gain of only $17 million at the $100,000 threshold, the pension portion of the measure should be scrapped,” said Marumoto.

Rep. Marumoto questions Gov Abercrombie about pension tax

barbaramarumoto — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:10:30 +0000

Excerpt from Capitol TV Feb 22, 2011

Representative Barbara Marumoto questions Gov Abercrombie about pension tax

Representative Barbara Marumoto supports HB1095

barbaramarumoto — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:29:53 +0000

Representative Barbara Marumoto supports HB 1095.
RELATING TO MOPEDS.
Report Title: Moped; Three-wheeled; Passengers; Age Requirement
Description: Requires passengers on a three-wheeled moped to be at least twelve years of age. (HB1095 HD1)

Excerpt from Capitol TV February 8th 2011

Exercise and Arthritis with Leslie Mukogawa Hawaii Part 1

barbaramarumoto — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:07:09 +0000

PART I Exercise and Arthritis with Leslie Mukogawa. Leslie Mukogawa, DPT -Licensed physical therapist at the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Ms. Mukogawa received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California, and served her residency at Kaiser Permanente. Ms. Mukogawa is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and member of the American Physical Therapy Association. Ms. Mukogawa’s clinical interests include sports rehabilitation, orthopedic, and pediatric physical therapy.

Exercise and Arthritis Part 2 Hawaii with David John MD

barbaramarumoto — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:05:37 +0000

Part 2 Exercise and Arthritis – Hawaii – David John, MD-Board-certified Rheumatologist in practice at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Dr. John received his doctorate degree at the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, and conducted his medical residency at John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. Dr. John has been practicing medicine in the field of rheumatology for over 30 year. with positions at Straub Clinic and Hospital and Honolulu Medical Group in addition to his current position at The Queen’s Medical Center. Dr. John is an Associate Clinical Director of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. and has contributed to scholarly journals and research in the field of rheumatology. Dr. John is a member of the American Medical Association. American College of Rheumatology, and the Hawaii Medical Association, and has served on the Board of Directors of numerous local medical and non-profit organizations.

Exercise and Arthritis with Clint Evans Part 3 Hawaii

barbaramarumoto — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:04:15 +0000

Clint Evans-Certified Arthritis Foundation exercise instructor in Honolulu. Mr. Evans has worked in the health, nutrition, and exercise fields for over 35 years, and has been a certified Arthritis Foundation exercise instructor since 2007. Mr. Evans currently works at several health clubs in Honolulu, teaching tai chi, aquatic, and land exercises to over 100 class participants each week.

Queen Lili`uokalani Elementary School

barbaramarumoto — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:48:58 +0000

On Monday, December 13, commencing at 6:30pm in the cafeteria of Kalani High School a public hearing will be held to hear all persons interested in the report of consolidation of the Kalani Complex elementary Schools. Public testimony may be submitted at the hearing or E-mail: doe_info@notes.k12.hi.us. For D.O. E. phone related inquiries call 808-733-4952. Following the public hearing, the D.O.E. will submit a recommendation to the Hawaii State Board of Education on whether and when Lili`uokalani elementary School should be closed.

Scroll down to see video on the Public Hearding