Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

... “It really does is just put pressure on the Legislature and say, ‘Are you going to act?'"....

... approving for inclusion in the 2024 Hawaii State Association of Counties legislative package a state bill relating to the county transient accommodations tax ....

... Ridership on the half-completed rail has been steadily falling, causing the per-passenger taxpayer subsidy to go even higher ....

... Hawaii is the worst state in the nation for cryptocurrency, due to the state's strict and confusing regulations ....

... Tupola served four years in the state House, starting in 2014, then was elected to the City Council, in 2020 ....

... A national expert and a leading local doctor will take a deep look at how Hawaii will benefit from working together with other states ....

... the highest per-passenger cost among light-rail systems in the nation — by far ....

... Dave Swann and Keli‘i Akina were among winners at this year’s annual journalism awards ceremony presented by the Hawaii chapter of the national Society of Professional Journalists ....

... 0.5% county surcharge to the state’s 4% general excise tax for the purpose of funding “housing infrastructure” ....

... “Taxpayers are already paying an enormous amount to build the project, but now are paying even more to run it nearly empty” ....

... barriers to farming in Hawaii .... 

... Hawaiian Electric Co. recently released its integrated grid plan, which put the cost of interconnecting the state’s planned renewable energy plants at around $9 billion — and that doesn’t include the cost to build the plants themselves ....

... increase the tax burden, risk losing nearly 300 jobs for residents and lower economic output in the county by $49 million a year ....

... venison for the homeless ....

... One reason is higher rates apply early on the income spectrum, so nearly all taxpayers pay higher rates, says a new analysis ....

... The 1920 Jones Act is a familiar topic in Hawaii, but its precursor — the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 — has largely escaped scrutiny ....

... Housing, the Honolulu rail, the Aloha Stadium, homelessness and the 64% pay raise for Honolulu City Council members ....

... why have prices spiked over the past half-century? ....

... some Hawaii lawmakers have been looking at the so-called Vienna model of housing as a way to help resolve Hawaii's housing crisis ....

... guess which shipyard is upgrading Matson ships ....

... What happened to Hawaii’s $10 billion budget surplus? ....

... A proposed 0.5% county surcharge added to the state's 4% rate would jack up the cost of living, cost jobs and harm productivity ....

... businesses in Hawaii are going to be paying $130 million more this year in unemployment taxes than they did last year. That’s a 46% increase ....

" ... if the government spending is growing faster than the private sector, then it is unsustainable .... "

... The biennial budget passed by the 2023 Hawaii Legislature threatened to wipe out the state’s projected surplus by fiscal 2028 ....

... Grassroot Institute “actually proposed 15 model bills this year that were introduced and got one across the finish line, which was the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact” ....

... Hawaii property tax rates thus can be low because the counties that assess and collect them do not have to cover the cost of public schools ....

... This situation has left the owners of many long-term rentals stuck with much higher tax bills ....

... lawmaking continues at the county level ....

... address the structural problems in the housing market, namely the strict regulatory environment ....

... progress was made in the fight to improve transparency and accountability ....

... you shouldn't have to be an "American Idol" winner to be priced back into Hawaii ....

... decrease the rates on the first tier of Residential A homes from $4.50 to $4.00 per $1,000 and increase rates on the second tier from $10.50 to $11.40 per $1,000 ....

... 209 days spent waiting for a permit often equates to higher costs for labor and materials ....

... two bills that would improve Hawaii’s economy ....

... The ban on teleconferencing with mainland doctors was lifted during the COVID-19 crisis, but should be lifted permanently ....

... If no action is taken, Hawaii businesses will pay about $355 million for 2023, up 46% over last year ....

... Hawaii’s taxpayers have paid about $1.5 billion in just the past two years for housing, but “Where’s all the affordable housing?” ....

... the Simpsons try to buy a house in Hawaii ....

... the two cryptocurrency bills now sitting on Gov. Josh Green’s desk are SB945 and HB525 ....

... SB674 awaiting the signature of Gov. Josh Green would allow physicians from other states to more easily practice here ....

... an inside look at the 2023 Hawaii legislative session ....

... no meaningful correlation between so-called empty homes and housing or rental prices ....

... the Legislature approved a bill authorizing the state to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which will help alleviate the state’s doctor shortage, but shelved other licensure compact bills that would have applied to nurses and other healthcare professionals. It also failed to exempt medical services from the state’s general excise tax ....

... “The budget is increasing by 30% this year,” Kent said, far exceeding last year’s record increase of 17% and breaking the state’s constitutionally mandated spending limit as well, which can be bypassed by a two-thirds vote .... 

... The Legislature's proposed spending plan for fiscal 2024 could result in a state budget deficit of $45 million by fiscal 2028, if OK'd by the governor ....

... headlines confirm the Jones Act drives up shipping costs for aluminum cans, oil and gas, wind energy and just about everything else ....

... On Maui, Hawaii Island and Oahu, Grassroot Institute staffers will take a look at the ups and downs of this year's legislative session ....

... The proposed budget is $668 million more than the governor requested and doesn't even include almost 30 other measures that require funding ....

... county lawmakers have it in their power to prevent or at least mitigate property tax increases ....