A quick update to my last post on Amazon.com dropping Hawaii affiliates. As the online giant (and many local affiliate marketers) hoped, Gov. Linda Lingle today vetoed HB1405. Now the ball is in the Legislature’s court, as lawmakers mull convening a special session to override the governor’s vetoes. The full text of Gov. Lingle’s press [...]
Gov. Lingle Vetoes Online Tax Bill
July 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Business, Politics, The Web
Tags: affiliates·lingle·taxes·veto
Amazon Dumps Hawaii Affiliates
June 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, Politics, Technology, The Web
Amazon.com has pulled the trigger. As reported earlier, a looming Hawaii state tax law change relating to online affiliate marketers has prompted the Internet retailer to close the Amazon Associates accounts of Hawaii residents. Members of the local tech community are pushing Gov. Linda Lingle to veto HB1405, but Amazon.com is acting pre-emptively, clearly hoping [...]
Tags: affiliates·amazon·marketing·retail·taxes
Hawaii Affiliate Marketers Push for Lingle Veto
June 14th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Business, Hawaii, The Web
A largely overlooked piece of legislation sitting on Gov. Linda Lingle’s desk has been dubbed “the bill that will devastate Hawaii’s online media industry” by a local online marketer. Dean Takamine of Synertech Media is now hoping that local internet businesses and technology companies will come together and convince the governor to veto HB1405.
HB1405 basically [...]
Tags: affiliates·businesses·lingle·taxes·veto
