Following are a sampling of typical science electives offered in high schools. 1  Physics or AP Physics Physics is the study of the interactions between matter and energy. 2  Chemistry II or AP Chemistry Students who have taken their first year of chemistry might continue with Chem II or AP Chemistry.
Passing On Hawaiiâs General Excise Tax to Customers Is Not Possible For Some. BY LOWELL L. KALAPA â A number of questions about Hawaiiâs general excise tax seem to resurface with great regularity as old-timers and newcomers encounter the peculiarities of this unique tax. The most often asked question is the rate of the tax. Statewide, the rate is 4% while on Oahu the rate is 4.5%. However, [â¦]
Hawaii has âdecoupledâ from the federal estate tax regime and imposes an estate tax on a personâs estate at death to the extent the personâs estate exceeds the federal estate tax exemption ($5.34 million in 2014). Thus, the estate of a resident of Hawaii who dies with an estate below $5.34 million will not be taxed. For estates larger than that, the estate tax rate begins at 0.8% and ends at 16%.