Includes: "Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Monday proposed refunding $100 to every taxpayer and dependent as the economy and tax receipts recover from the coronavirus pandemic. ... 'We believe that the $1 billion to the rainy day fund would really prepare Hawaii to be able to stand on its own in response to the next emergency,' he said.'" Sheila's note: The American Rescue Plan gave Hawaii an estimated $1.6 billion. The next article says that the federal relief funds could not be used for tax cuts or contributing to rainy day funds.