Please let your representative know you are in strong support of HB 197 HD1, which establishes a nonrefundable tax credit for nonpaid family caregivers.

Family caregivers are the backbone of Hawaiʻi’s long-term care system. Every day, unpaid caregivers provide countless hours of essential care that would otherwise fall to already overstretched healthcare and long-term care systems.

They do this quietly, out of love and responsibility, often at great personal sacrifice.

A modest tax credit, such as the one proposed in H.B. 1972, HD1, would not erase these sacrifices, but it would make a meaningful difference.

It would help offset unavoidable caregiving expenses, ease financial strain and acknowledge the vital role that family caregivers play in supporting our kupuna and individuals with disabilities.

Let your voice be heard on this vital matter.

Nai‘a Newlight
Ha‘iku