i don't like the transient occupancy tax, and I don't think it is fair since timeshare owners already pay property tax since they so own a share of property. I do pay it gladly since I love being in Hawaii so I will deal with it.
However, there are some other tax rates I don't agree with which don't personally cost me negatively but effect lower income Hawaii residents negatively. Supermarket food is taxed just the same as restaurant food and non food items that are purchased. In NY supermarket food is NOT taxed. The lower income Hawaiian residents spend a greater portion of their income on supermarket food than higher income residents or tourists.
Also, property taxes are very low compared to the property taxes where I live. The teachers get paid less than half of the salaries of the teachers where I live. The public schools where I live are far superior to the public schools in Hawaii. Higher income families in Hawaii send their children to private schools so they don't care about the quality of the public schools and don't want to raise the property taxes. Furthermore, the low property taxes support the high real estate values in Hawaii. The real estate investment carrying costs are drastically reduced by the low property taxes making purchases of multiple million dollar condos very attractive.