Gov. Ige now brags about $810 million the state’s cash balance, while he forgave? the unreasonable tax hike on billions (now, about 10? billions) dollar rail project, without having forensic audit.

Which one is bigger? Millions or Billions?
(A billion is a thousand millions. And, 10 billions are ten thousand millions.)

I want to ask the same question to Honolulu Star Advertiser…

And, “WHY…?”

Gee.

Note: This is Gov Ige’s recent fb post.
“Hawaii state government finished out the last fiscal year on June 30 with a healthy general treasury budget surplus of about $894 million, and Gov. David Ige’s administration expects to close out this fiscal year with an $810 million cash balance.
That does not include about $310 million in the Emergency Budget and Reserve Fund, also known as the “rainy day” fund, said state Director of Finance Wesley Machida. It also does not include the more than $182 million in the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, which also was tapped to help balance the state budget during the Great Recession.”

Honolulu Star Advertiser – Hawaii has enough in cash reserves to weather next recession, report says