Dear Friends,

I appreciate your interest in our democratic system of government and welcome your input.

It is a great honor to represent upcountry Maui at the Hawaii State House of Representatives. I will make every effort to be attentive to your concerns and to inform you of important news from the Legislature.

My office is just a call, letter, or e-mail away. I look forward to hearing from you. Maui no ka oi!

Sincerely,
Kyle T. Yamashita
State Representative
12th District

TOPICS OF INTEREST

• Enterprise Zones; Force Majeure; Agriculture. Rep. Yamashita introduced a measure, enacted into law as Act 143, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2008, that allows agricultural businesses to continue to qualify for enterprise zone (EZ) benefits in case of force majeure events, such as natural disasters. Among other things, this measure also includes leased and jointly employed workers in hiring formulas, changes schedule of hiring increases needed to qualify for EZ benefits, and allows increases in agricultural gross sales and value-added product retail sales to count toward qualification.
  
  
• High Technology Tax Credits; Oversight. Rep. Yamashita introduced a measure, enacted into law as Act 206, SLH 2007, that requires qualified high technology businesses with investors claiming the High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit to annually file with Department of Taxation investment, business sector, employment, wage, revenue, and expense information, and establishes penalties for failure to file.
  
  
• Kula Vacuum Cooling Plant. Rep. Yamashita introduced a resolution, adopted by the House as House Resolution No. 293, 2008, that requested the Department of Agriculture to consult with public and private entities to develop a plan to optimize the use of the Kula Vacuum Cooling Plant.
  

NEWS AND EVENTS

• May 10, 2009. Maui received needed capital improvement project funding for various health and safety projects. (Article)

• June 2, 2006. Representative Yamashita talks about the exciting future of the King Kekaulike Arts Center. (Article)
  
  
• Jan. 15, 2006. Representative Yamashita in the news. (Article)
  
  
• April 17, 2005. Representative Yamashita in the news. (Article)