A letter to the editor of the Honolulu Advertiser (scroll down to “Analysis of Prop. 13’s Effect Missed the Mark”) by the president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association correcting the article Echoes of California’s Prop. 13 in Kauai’s tax case:
California is still a high tax state — we rank sixth in per capita taxation — but by making taxes predictable, Proposition 13 provides to all homeowners the security of knowing their future tax liability, which allows them to budget accordingly.