For the first time since '04, I won't be taking my biennial trip to Hawaii in 2012. I own a timeshare there, and they raised the property taxes so the point where we pay 700% more than a Maui homeowner. Then they raised the TAT (tourism tax). Then the auto rental tax was increased.
Yeah. They extracted a few more bucks out of me in property taxes, but the $10k that I spent on my last trip to Hawaii will be diverted to St. John instead.
I love Hawaii, but Hawaii apparently doesn't love me. And until they stop acting like I'm their golden goose, I'll stay away.