Hannemann, Abercrombie discuss tax hikes as Democratic primary for Hawaii governor approaches

Associated Press’ Mark Niesse reports that Hawaii’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates differed on the issue of raising taxes, with Neil Abercrombie opposing a hike in the general excise tax “without equivocation” and Mufi Hannemann saying such an increase wouldn’t be considered “initially.” The issue was brought up in a candidate forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.