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Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'
Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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‘Tourist tax’ surcharges threaten Hawaii recovery
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:52 AM :: 2089 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... the Aloha State now has the highest tourist taxes in the nation, topping out at 17.75% ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Jones Act needs an update, and so does the Jones Act fleet
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:41 AM :: 1319 Views
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... U.S. shipyards capable of building large oceangoing commercial ships have dwindled from 30 in 1953 to just four as of November 2021 ....
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Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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State budget windfall opens way for tax cuts
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:15 PM :: 1917 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... calculations show there is plenty of room for the Legislature to break its habit of continually increasing taxes ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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What Hawaii must do to recover financially
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 2160 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... Road Map to Prosperity ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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Oahu's new 'tourism tax' will affect residents, too
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:19 PM :: 2805 Views :: Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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... projected revenues from the tax fall short of what the project needs to cover its budget shortfalls ....
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Friday, November 26, 2021 |
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How Much Does the Jones Act Cost Hawaii Consumers?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 2903 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu Walmart prices were on average 14% higher than in LA ....
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 |
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Alaska: The Jones Act's original victim
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:43 PM :: 2167 Views :: Hawaii History, Jones Act
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... New report details how Jones Act targeted Alaska from the start ....
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021 |
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Government regulations get thumbs down in Hawaii survey
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:26 PM :: 2003 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Solid majorities agree there are too many regulations and they hurt small businesses ....
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Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
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Survey shows concern about government spending and debt
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 2640 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The poll of nearly 1,000 Hawaii residents also found significant agreement that private firms should be more involved in delivering public services ....
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
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What is the Passenger Vessel Services Act?
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:42 AM :: 2484 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... cruise ships that are registered in Bermuda or the Bahamas are required to sail to Fanning Island, 1,000 miles to the south of Hawaii ....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Poll: Isle residents aware of Jones Act mostly favor its repeal or reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:49 PM :: 2198 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Jones Act
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... Many Hawaii policymakers support the protectionist federal shipping law, but a new survey indicates they might be out of step with Hawaii's public ....
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Friday, October 29, 2021 |
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Constant moving of goal posts breaks public trust
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:45 PM :: 1746 Views :: COVID-19
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... our elected officials have walked back on their promises to open up at certain benchmarks ....
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Friday, October 29, 2021 |
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PVSA Reform: Hawaii congressional delegates missing opportunity to help Hawaii tourism?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:37 PM :: 2534 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Tourism
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... Hawaii risks being left out in the cold unless its delegates to Congress act quickly to help reform the 1886 Passenger Vessel Services Act ....
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021 |
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Poll: Most Support More Land for Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 2092 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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“Currently, about 5% of all land in Hawaii is allocated for urban and residential use. Would you support increasing that amount by maybe 1 or 2 percentage points to 6% or 7%?”
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Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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COVID/vaccination issues put enduring problems on back burner
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:13 PM :: 1976 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... The coronavirus crisis understandably is front and center for most Hawaii residents, but other big issues still are mentioned in a new survey ....
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Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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County TAT could further debilitate Hawaii tourism
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:06 PM :: 2854 Views :: Economy, Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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... Hawaii is still in a state of emergency, tourism has slowed, businesses are closing and unemployment is high. The economy will take years to recover ....
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Monday, October 18, 2021 |
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‘OahuJoe’ TikTok video on Hawaii housing draws more than a million views
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:21 AM :: 3319 Views :: Cost of Living
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... In just 13 seconds, Joe Kent of the Grassroot Institute explains why relatively modest homes in Hawaii are so darn expensive ....
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Thursday, October 14, 2021 |
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Most Hawaii residents want lower taxes, new survey shows
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:14 AM :: 1909 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... A professional poll of almost 1,000 people throughout the islands suggests lawmakers are ignoring what their constituents really want ....
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Friday, October 8, 2021 |
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MYTH: The Jones Act keeps foreign ships out of America’s inland waterways
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:57 PM :: 1618 Views :: Jones Act
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... there already are foreign-owned ships transporting goods along inland waterways such as the Mississippi and Delaware rivers ....
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021 |
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Taxpayer Debt Burden: Honolulu Grade 'F', Maui Grade 'D'
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:43 AM :: 2563 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“When combined with their share of the state debt, Honolulu taxpayers each owe $61,300.”
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Sunday, October 3, 2021 |
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MYTH: The Jones Act protects American jobs
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:12 AM :: 2174 Views :: Jones Act
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... 300 U.S. shipyards closed between 1983 and 2013, with only four shipyards remaining as of July 2021 that build large oceangoing ships for the commercial market ....
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Sunday, September 26, 2021 |
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MYTH: The Jones Act contributes to economic growth
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:28 AM :: 1652 Views :: Jones Act
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... the Jones Act cost the U.S. economy $11.1 billion ....
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 |
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Honolulu Council urged to shelve digital vaccine passports resolution
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:43 PM :: 2142 Views :: COVID-19
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... The New York measure upon which this Honolulu resolution is based is already being challenged in court and has been criticized for its intrusions ....
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Sunday, August 29, 2021 |
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Jenga game illustrates how government budgets go wrong
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:15 PM :: 2243 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... “Yes,” Weinberg said. “You are going to mess up Hawaii’s finances.” ....
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
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Grassroot Institute of Hawaii receives CHANGE Grant award
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:10 PM :: 1765 Views :: Economy
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... The $30,000 gift from one of Hawaii's most important foundations marks an "exciting development" in the history of the institute ....
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Thursday, August 5, 2021 |
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Are Hawaii's government finances really so bad? Yes. Find out why.
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:10 AM :: 2860 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Why reform of Hawaii’s emergency powers law failed
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:38 PM :: 3052 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... many Hawaii residents were disappointed by the failure of the Legislature to approve HB103, which would have placed limits on the governor’s emergency powers ....
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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Hey, people are still leaving Hawaii because of taxes and overregulation
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:26 PM :: 2150 Views :: Cost of Living
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... We hear almost every day from Hawaii residents who are thinking of leaving, or from former Hawaii residents who already have left ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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New policy report slices through common defenses of Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:54 PM :: 1891 Views :: Jones Act
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... The Grassroot Institute has produced a handy guide addressing five key arguments that Jones Act defenders just won't let die ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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Lockdowns lower the bar for rule of law
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:33 PM :: 2390 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Bill Comerford tells how Hawaii’s arbitrary lockdowns turned his world upside down ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Guam shows value of competition in U.S. shipping
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2239 Views :: Jones Act
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... The territory’s exemption from the U.S.-build mandate of the Jones Act should apply to all U.S. ports to boost competition and lower costs ....
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
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It's not a mystery why so many people have been leaving the Aloha State
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:28 PM :: 4752 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Over the past four years, Hawaii’s population has declined by more than 22,000 people, equaling the third-fastest population decline per capita in the entire nation ....
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
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How an 1886 maritime law is holding back U.S. tourism
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2624 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... Some old laws have withstood the test of time. Some haven’t ....
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
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VIDEO: How Jones Act complicates life in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:57 PM :: 2329 Views :: Jones Act
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... how the protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act complicates life in the these outlying states and territories ....
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
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How Jones Act complicates life in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:17 AM :: 3264 Views :: Jones Act
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... free webinar on July 12, how the 1920 law suppresses prosperity in communities dependent on waterborne imports ....
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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Ige's intent-to-veto list praised for being 'fiscally responsible'
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 2192 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keli'i Akina says the list reflects a commendable effort to avoid increasing Hawaii's taxpayer burden ....
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Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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Let’s talk about the Jones Act — all eight of them
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:45 AM :: 2737 Views :: Hawaii History, Jones Act
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... there are at least eight separate federal Jones Acts ....
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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President Biden signs bill exempting Alaska Cruise Ships from PVSA
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:55 PM :: 2852 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... The Alaska Tourism Restoration Act provides the Last Frontier temporary relief from the 135-year-old PVSA, which requires foreign-flagged vessels carrying passengers between U.S. ports to stop in a foreign port as part of the itinerary ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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Why we need to press ‘pause’ on the Honolulu rail project
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:58 PM :: 2581 Views :: Rail
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... the most expensive megaproject per capita in the world ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Honolulu Rail: 27 Alternatives to Plan A?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 1968 Views :: Rail
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“...People need to know what the options are and what the costs are, and what the real future of rail looks like....”
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Now is the time to ‘get real’ about Hawaii’s future
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:41 PM :: 2653 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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What happens after Pride of America says ‘aloha’ to Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 AM :: 4483 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... If the 2,186-passenger cruise liner were redeployed or retired today, there would be no comparable ship to replace it under federal law ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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China a threat to Jones Act lobby, except when it’s not
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:38 PM :: 2341 Views :: Jones Act
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... Jones Act carriers claim China is a threat to America’s maritime industry, but when they need cheap repairs, they know where to go ....
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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Secret Document Shows HART looking at 27 possible rail changes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 4387 Views :: Rail
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... The document, marked “CONFIDENTIAL (NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION),” says that stopping the rail at Middle Street could lower costs, provide long-term flexibility for route changes and fleet expansion, and benefit from future driverless technologies ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Legislature allows governor to act without restraint for another year
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:26 PM :: 3008 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... This bill was so close to the finish line that the only question seemed to be whether Gov. Ige would agree to limit his power ....
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Saturday, April 17, 2021 |
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Time to get state out of tourism promotion?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:06 PM :: 2328 Views :: Tourism
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... Since the launch of the Safe Travels program in October 2020, Hawaii’s tourism industry has been making a comeback ....
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Should Government Account for Long-Term Liabilities?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:36 PM :: 1987 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the private Government Accounting Standards Board is considering rule changes that would make it easier for governments to ignore long-term liabilities when crafting short-term budgets ....
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Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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2021 Legislature almost pau, and thank goodness for that
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:38 AM :: 2277 Views :: Taxes
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... Nobody's life, liberty or property are ever safe when our lawmakers get together, but there could actually be some bright spots this year ....
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Monday, April 5, 2021 |
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Fiscal notes could help Hawaii avoid fiscal calamity
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:50 PM :: 2168 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... for the most part, Hawaii lawmakers are just guessing about how their proposed bills will affect Hawaii’s economy ....
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021 |
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Is Bitcoin illegal in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:27 PM :: 3331 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... options to buy crypto are very limited at the moment. That’s because of a little-known rule from a little-known government organization ....
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