You’re welcome to visit but don’t stay
Hawaii gov
discourages
residency
HONOLULU (AP) — Paradise
beckons, but only if you're visit
ing. If you want to stay, be pre
pared to find Hawanans trying to
yank the welcome mat out from
under you.
This state cannot accomodate
every person who may wish to live
here. It is that simple.'' says Gov.
George Ariyoshi.
Ariyoshi, himself the son of
immigrants from Japan, has cal
led upon legislators to take drastic
steps discouraging foreigners and
residents of the other 49 states
from setting up homes in Hawaii.
And despite doubts that Hawaii
has much legal power to limit im
migration, his ideas appear to
have a strong base of public sym
pathy. A recent newspaper poll
indicates 65 percent of the popula
tion believes something must be
done to cut the number of new
comers.
The argument is Hawaii today is
a far different place than it was at
the turn of the century, when boat
loads of immigrants came to an
uncrowded island group re
nowned for friendly welcomes.
Today unemployment and
taxes are high and the economy
unstable.
The more than 3 million tourists
who annually seek out Hawaii s
sun and sandy beaches — and
spend more than $1.5 billion —
are still welcome with open arms.
State officials, in fact, want more
tourism.
But newcomers aiming to stay
are different — a focus for the dis
contents of those already here.
Here are some of the reasons:
•POPULATION: In 1976, there
were 886,600 residents of the
seven populated islands that
make up Hawaii. Growth trend
projections show that by the year
2000, the state can expect
600.000 new residents — less
than 200,000 native-born, the
other 400,000 outsiders.” In the
1970s, 40,000 mainlanders have
been moving to Hawaii each year.
And in 1975, the last year for
which a full breakdown was avail
able, there were also more than
7.000 immigrants from foreign
countries, primarily the Philip
pines, Korea, China, Taiwan and
Indochina.
•EMPLOYMENT: Unemploy
ment is running about 8 percent,
compared to a national rate of 6.4
percent. Good jobs are so scarce
that state officials are considering
a pilot project to allow two people
to share the work of one full-time
government employee.
•TAXES: The Tax Foundation
of Hawaii says a hypothetical fam
ily of four with a 1976 income of
$26,632 paid $10,081 in total
taxes — more than the $8,788.56
it paid for food and shelter. The
taxes include such direct levies as
property, auto and gas, state and
federal income and Social Sec
urity taxes, as well as hidden”
taxes such as employer contribu
tions to workers' compensation
and business taxes.
Ariyoshi's appeal to limit immig
ration, made in his annual
state-of-the-state address Mon
day, also came at a time when
budget officials say there may be
a deficit at the end of this fiscal
year.
One of his proposals was a
legislative study to determine the
impact of imposing higher taxes
on future new residents “on the
basis that their presence directly
and immediately places new costs
upon the public sector for ser
vices.”
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