By The Associated Press
TAXPAYERS DUE REFUND: The Hawaii Constitution requires the state to give residents a tax refund because there was too much money left over at the end of the fiscal year.
WOW! HOW MUCH DO I GET? $1.
WHAT ABOUT THE RECESSION? The state's financial outlook was much brighter in the 2008 fiscal year that ended last June, so now lawmakers have to find more than $1 million for the paltry refund.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
