Coming soon: The Hawaiʻi Budget and Policy Center

Hawaiʻi Appleseed is creating a new think tank focused on research and analysis of state budget and tax policy—the Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center (HBPC). HBPC will join a network of such centers around the country called the State Priorities Partnership (SPP)—a national network of more than 40 budget and policy centers coordinated by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) in Washington D.C.

On August 24, 2017, Appleseed had the opportunity to provide a preview of the HBPC at the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF)’s “Advancing Non-Profit Excellence Conference.” CBPP’s Nick Johnson was present to discuss how proposed federal budget and tax policies will affect Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi Appleseed Co-Executive Directors Victor Geminiani and Gavin Thornton followed up with a presentation on the challenges currently facing Hawaiʻi, and how the new budget center will serve as an important resource to policymakers and the community by using concrete data and reliable analysis to help craft more efficient and effective policy solutions to poverty and inequality.

HCF has posted the video of the presentation here.

Each SPP member center is recognized as its home state’s “go-to” source of independent, relevant, timely, understandable and impactful research and analysis of budget and tax policy. State priorities partners use evidence and analysis to advance policies that give more people the opportunity to prosper.

Appleseed is thrilled to introduce HBPC, grateful for the tremendous support it is already receiving from the community, and excited at the potential it holds for strengthening Hawaiʻi and reducing poverty and inequality in years to come. If you are interested in keeping up with the HBPC’s work, sign up for the mailing list. Be the first to know when HBPC officially launches early next year.