Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

...opening up more land for housing should also be on the table, if policy makers want to ease pressure on the housing market....

...Grassroot Institute president says a waiver will help island families rebuild....

...Federal agencies should take precautionary steps now to better assist Hawaii residents....

...end date could drag out far longer if the investments of the state’s Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) do not perform as well as expected....

...how to bring under control the almost $13 billion in unfunded liabilities of Hawaii’s public pension system....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is releasing a new report that outlines how policymakers could resolve Hawaii’s financially dangerous public pension crisis....

...For its overseas sealift operations, America’s military generally relies on America’s Maritime Security Program (MSP) fleet — all foreign-built ships that do not comply with the requirements of the Jones Act....

...Board member John Henry Felix says there might be a breach of contract with the feds....

...how to ease barriers to public-private partnerships in the state, and the benefits that could result if done right....

...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges Mayor Caldwell to reject the City Council measure....

...Kondo voices his objection to a HART policy requiring all employees participating in the audit to tape record their interviews with him. Those recordings are being given to HART management....

...ERS director warns emergency overtime costs add to state's unfunded liabilities....

...ongoing disaster could have been avoided....

...the state originally encouraged the building of homes in this dangerous area by offering lava insurance where no private company would....

...$12.9 billion in unfunded liabilities, a huge risk for government employees and all Hawaii families alike....

...The study, “Rich States, Poor States,” released Tuesday by the Virginia-based American Legislative Exchange Council, showed Hawaii slipping two spots from last year’s ranking....

...Grassroot Institute president urges removal of barriers to economic mobility....

....Grassroot president says high taxes, regulations discourage higher-paying jobs....

...Caldwell’s plan to use $44 million in bond debt is an ill-founded, potentially illegal attempt to payoff administrative costs related to the construction of the over-budget, behind-schedule Honolulu rail system....

...Thu, March 29, 2018 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM HST....

...José Torra, an economist and research director for Caminos de la Libertad in Mexico City....

...A bill proposed in the Hawaii Legislature would ban the use of plastic straws. But the problem runs much deeper than the straw bill....

...government inefficiency is resulting in excessively high costs to Hawaii taxpayers....

...it’s not a living wage if you’ve been replaced by a robot....

...award-winning cartoonist and illustrator David Swann....

...It is commonly said that Hawaii has too many government regulations, but how many regulations are there exactly?....

...the state should consider privatizing more of its medical facilities....

...this could make Hawaii and other high-tax states less competitive for their wealthiest earners, since those residents will be less able to deduct the high local taxes....

...Hokama also asked Thom Williams, executive director of the ERS, if the debt would still be owed if the county went bankrupt....

...Hawaii’s entrenched state and county bureaucracies delaying the advance of high technology into their own operations....

...The 2017 Economic Freedom of North America report helps explain why life is tough in the Aloha State....

... no politician would want to get caught saying they supported limiting the number of  hospitals, dialysis facilities or MRI machines for rural areas.  And yet, that’s exactly what Hawaii's legislature has done ....

...the median wait time for treatment in the Queen’s Medical Center ER is about six hours and 20 minutes....

...A national Institute for Justice (IJ) study says they are the most burdensome in the nation, covering more than 40 occupations in which residents must acquire the state’s permission before being allowed to work....

...Featuring: Thom Williams, Executive director, Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii....

Hawaii’s tax and public pension systems will be put under the microscope at a series of three free panel discussions hosted by Hawaii Rep. Andria Tupola, on Thursday, Nov. 2....

...At no point did the FTA reject a “Plan B” option....

...There likely are plenty of groups around Hawaii that would be willing to manage Kakaako Waterfront Park instead of the state. Why not give them a try?....

...It isn't often that a supposedly controversial political issue builds to an overwhelming consensus among Hawaii citizens — especially when that consensus is in direct opposition to the official position of the state's Democratic Party....

...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....

...Puerto Rico needs more than temporary Jones Act waiver...the Jones Act had been significantly hindering essential relief efforts to the millions of hurricane victims on the island....

...the Honolulu City Council unanimously approved Resolution 17-199 to audit the rail for financial cost overruns, but watered down language that would’ve made the audit “forensic.”....

...foster greater competition among doctors, hospitals, drug companies and insurance companies, by simplifying the regulatory environment....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii praises waiver to help hurricane victims....

...President Keli'i Akina Discusses Act’s Economic Impact, Reform at SBA Hearing....

...there is, in fact, another feasible option: no tax increases at all....

...Students in Hawaii have few options when it comes to school choice....

....Since then, the price of bitcoin has catapulted to over $4,000 per bitcoin, up from $1,000....

“What is needed is a full, independent forensic audit of the project, to identify the reason — or reasons — for its significant cost overruns and missed deadlines...."

...the immediate cash flow problems have been solved for the most part by the Honolulu City Council, which authorized the sale of $350 million in bonds to help bail out the project....