Friday, January 6, @ 7 pm, U-Top-It Restaurant

(located behind Lava Java coffee shop on Alii Drive in the Sunset Plaza)

Come join the most exciting political round table discussion in Kona!

This is an open forum for challenging local and national politics.

All are welcome to join in respectful, honest, engaging conversation and debate.

Bring your thoughts…Bring your opinion…Bring a friend.

Friday, December 16, 7 pm at U-Top-It Restaurant

(located behind Lava Java coffee shop on Alii Drive in the Sunset Plaza)

Come join the most exciting political round table discussion in Kona!

This is an open forum for challenging local and national politics.

All are welcome to join in respectful, honest, engaging conversation and debate.

Bring your thoughts…Bring your opinion…Bring a friend.

If you have an opinion about politics and you need a place to be heard, this is for you.

Cold brew and island style pupus available from the U-Top-It menu. U-Top-It cuisine is made to order and delicious!

By Evan Sayet

at the Heritage Foundation

Lowell Kalapa of The Hawaii Tax Foundation will be speaking in Kona on Friday, Dec. 2nd at 7 pm at the Kona  Vistas Pavilion. 

Mr. Kalapa’s commentary is printed each week in the Maui News, West Hawaii Today, Garden Isle News, and the HawaiiReporter.com.

His topic will be the Impact of Hawaii’s New Tax Hikes, giving an overview of the current tax burden on  Hawaii residents and what the state legislature has done and is doing regarding taxes.  He is expected to comment on the  findings of the Institute for Truth in Accounting’s 50 state study, ranking Hawaii 47^th among states with the worst debt problems.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. 

The Kona Vistas Pavilion is located at the intersection  of the Pualani St. and Lako. (mauka of Kuakini Chevron gas station)
The event is sponsored by Grassroots Institute, Smart Business Hawaii  and the Kona Tea Party.