Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

...state agencies have saved thousands of dollars a year by privatizing some of their janitorial positions....

...A small tweak to an old law might be all that is needed to help the state partner with the private sector....

...The Hawaii Legislature is considering a bill to add 0.5 percent to the 4 percent state general excise tax....

...Akina told Larson and his three million listeners that if policymakers want to create more housing that is affordable, they should ease land-use restrictions, reduce regulatory burdens and let the free market work....

...The Hawaii Legislature seems to have learned the wrong lesson from last year’s constitutional amendment debate....

...Why is health care so expensive?...Who is winning the Battle of Ideas?....

...Grassroot Scholar Randal O'Toole faults artificial land scarcity for high Hawaii home prices....

...Senate Bill 1474 proposes levying a 0.5 percent surcharge on the general excise and use tax in order to provide a “dedicated funding source” for the DOE and the University of Hawaii....

...‘Perry & The Posse’ hosts Keli'i Akina on morning radio show....

...why there are only a few ocean common carriers carrying goods between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland....

...Hawaii residents paid an average of 65.32 cents per gallon in combined gas taxes in 2018....

...For every dollar that the San Francisco minimum wage went up, there was a 4 to 10 percent increase in the likelihood of restaurant closings....

...House Bill 1315 proposes an amendment to the Hawaii Constitution that would enshrine a “right” to housing....

...How to resolve Hawaii’s public pension debt crisis....

Among conditions for the buyers of these “ALOHA homes”....

...Expanding economic freedom in Hawaii is the first step....

...“The Jones Act: Charting a New Course After a Century of Failure.”...

...to distinguish good public-private partnerships from bad ones, we use the same principles employed whenever we evaluate government action: cost, accountability and risk....

...Keli'i Akina and Joe Kent discuss the latest research by the Grassroot Institute on rail, vacation rentals and the unfunded liabilty of Hawaii's public pension system....

...Renting out your room illegally to someone vacationing on the island for 10 days would mean more than $100,000 in fines....

...The Economic Freedom of North America 2018 outlines Hawaii's statistical paradox....

...how some well-intentioned regulations have had a chilling effect on efforts to build more homes....

Many Hawaii taxpayers breathed a sigh of relief after the state Supreme Court on Oct. 19 voided a ballot question that would’ve allowed the state to raise taxes....

...lower state and county taxes, reduce government regulations, allow more housing to be built, update the federal Jones Act and narrow the scope of occupational licensure....

...Bill 42 break the promise made by the full City Council in 2006 that city funds or bonds would not be used to fund the rail....

...to duck budgetary limits in the short run and spread their higher costs over the long run....

...even a Hawaii Supreme Court Justice isn’t sure who is supposed to pay....

...Democrat and Republican candidates say they would seek reform of the Jones Act, if elected....

...Two prominent attorneys agree Act 007 may violate Supreme Court Janus decision....

...A proposed state “surcharge” on “investment real property” to fund public education could result in county property taxes statewide going up by an average of $21,005....

...Friday, Sept. 28, from noon to 1 p.m....

...Now that the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus v. AFSCME ruling has had time to settle, what’s next?....

...A Grassroot Institute FOIA request reveals that 320 employees spiked their salaries ahead of retiring....

...An "education tax" proposal similar to Hawaii's was held back from voters for being vague....

...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....