The voice of reason....

"Machida said Gov. David Ige’s administration has developed a six-year financial plan that covers state government’s obligations without relying on tax increases. That plan assumes state tax collections will grow by 4 percent to 4.5 percent a year through 2023, “but beyond that would be questionable, depending on how much if any tax revenues continue to increase,” he said."

And also how much is needed...

"Machida said the cost of health insurance claims for public workers, retirees and their dependents was also less than expected, which reduced the most recent estimates of how much the state will have to pay in the future."