A proposed amendment to the Hawaii Constitution that would permit the Legislature to place a “surcharge” on investment properties will be allowed on the November ballot following a judge’s ruling on a motion filed by the counties seeking to block the question.
The counties last week filed a lawsuit in 1st Circuit Court seeking to strike the question from the Nov. 6 ballot, claiming the title of the ballot question — “Relating to public education and investment property” — and the question…
