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Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'
Monday, May 1, 2023 |
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Rail: ‘If you build it, make sure you have all your money first’
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 2670 Views :: Rail
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... a new consequence seems to have emerged: The city recently saw its bond rating downgraded ....
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute Week in Review
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:40 PM :: 3309 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute in the news ....
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 |
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Property tax simplicity gains traction on Kauai
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:21 PM :: 2974 Views :: Kauai County, Taxes
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... Making Hawaii’s county property tax systems more simple is the best way Hawaii’s counties can provide tax relief ....
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 |
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2023 Hawaii legislative wrap-up: the highlights and the lowlights
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:11 PM :: 2664 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is hosting events across the state in May to discuss how key measures fared at the Legislature this year ....
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Sunday, April 23, 2023 |
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Wanna know why homebuilders in Hawaii prefer to build mansions?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:22 PM :: 3619 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... homebuilders say multi-unit projects could be more profitable, but there are just too many rules, regulations and delays to make it worth the effort ....
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Sunday, April 23, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute Legislative Week in Review
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:00 PM :: 2509 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... testimony submitted during the past week includes ....
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Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
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Governor’s ‘remarkable’ tax bills still mostly alive
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:33 PM :: 2655 Views :: Taxes
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... Not all of Gov. Josh Green’s proposed tax cuts survived lawmakers’ scrutiny this session, but enough are still alive to be optimistic....
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Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
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How counties can provide property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:59 AM :: 2750 Views :: Taxes
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... a policy toolkit for county lawmakers seeking to offset spiking property assessments ....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023 |
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Three scenarios for Kauai property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:55 PM :: 3103 Views :: Kauai County, Taxes
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... Resolution No. 2023-33 will establish the real property tax rates for fiscal 2024 ....
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Sunday, April 9, 2023 |
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This Week’s Testimony from Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 3056 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... Testimonies submitted to the state Legislature, Honolulu Council, and Maui Council by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii during the past week ....
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Saturday, April 8, 2023 |
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Is there relief for rising property taxes on Oahu?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:53 AM :: 4176 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Akina said Hawaii home prices are sky-high because of the scarcity of housing caused by “all the regulation … that developers and individual home builders have to go through in order to renovate or in order to build.” ....
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Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
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Coming Soon: 'Six ways to get around the visitor fee in Hawaii'
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 AM :: 2902 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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"...what you’re really doing is just shifting the visitor impact around, and you’re creating new issues of congestion and use....”
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Pouring cold water on 'visitor impact fee'
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:21 PM :: 2483 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... impractical and legally dubious ....
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Friday, March 31, 2023 |
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Memo to reluctant legislators: Hawaii can afford to cut taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:48 PM :: 2530 Views :: Taxes
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... we can’t afford not to cut taxes because really, what we’re sitting on right now, are unhealthy ending balances ....
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Friday, March 31, 2023 |
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2017 cesspool law creating a mess for Hawaii property owners
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:39 PM :: 2973 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... the state’s mandate to eliminate cesspools is too costly for homeowners ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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How counties can provide tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 2617 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... County lawmakers haven’t decided yet how to deal with property tax hikes that are expected to result from higher property assessments across the state ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Ban on short-term rentals won't help Hawaii County produce more homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 3027 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Hawaii County already has some of the most restrictive housing regulations in the U.S. ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Three reasons why Hawaii's healthcare is in trouble
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:06 AM :: 2625 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... three reasons: the state general excise tax, Hawaii's occupational licensure laws and the state's medical certificate-of-need laws ....
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 |
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This Week’s Testimony from Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:44 PM :: 2889 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The Hawaii State Legislature is off and running again after a brief pause during which the House and Senate exchanged the bills they each had approved ....
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Sunday, March 12, 2023 |
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Good news, bad news at Legislature’s halfway mark
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 AM :: 2721 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The Hawaii Legislature is halfway through its 2023 session ....
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Friday, March 10, 2023 |
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Schatz Goes YIMBY
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:09 PM :: 3234 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Land Use
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... A new federal “Yes In My Backyard” grant program, spearheaded by Hawaii’s U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, deserves kudos for targeting barriers to new housing ....
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
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Hawaii isle zoning review could lead to more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:41 AM :: 2364 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... effort underway to update the county’s zoning code ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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Time running out at Legislature for bills hoping to make it to the governor's desk
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:20 PM :: 2214 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... 'Crossover' is March 9, but any bill not out of committee by today likely will be dead ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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Changing tax credit to portion of income would help Oahu homeowners
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:10 PM :: 2314 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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... Bill 38 (2022) would change the formula for calculating the eligibility for the real property tax credit ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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Link home exemption to increase in home values
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 PM :: 2606 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Bill 40’s proposal would increase the home exemption by a mere 10% and the exemption for older individuals by just 7% ....
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Sunday, March 5, 2023 |
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A Deep Dive into the Governor’s Tax-Cut Proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:56 PM :: 2118 Views :: Taxes
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... tax proposals introduced at the Legislature, the outlook for the state budget, and where Hawaii is at in paying off its debt and unfunded liabilities ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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‘Wealth Tax’ has a wealth of problems
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:31 PM :: 2922 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... Difficulty in administering a “wealth tax” is the primary reason there are only three European countries with wealth taxes today, down from 12 in 1990 ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Proposed new category for ‘transient vacation’ rentals would burden residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:19 PM :: 2653 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... this classification creates a significant tax burden for landlords — even those renting to working class families ....
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Thursday, February 23, 2023 |
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New report urges licensure reform to boost ranks of medical workers
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:52 AM :: 2712 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says making it easier for qualified medical professionals to practice here would improve healthcare access ....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
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Monday, February 20, 2023 |
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Zoning, planning reforms would help produce more Hawaii County housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:36 PM :: 3319 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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... How to ensure that zoning and building codes don’t undermine housing growth ....
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Monday, February 20, 2023 |
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Bill 2891: Retroactive property tax credit for Kauai?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:28 PM :: 2608 Views :: Kauai County, Taxes
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... the proposed tax credit could be critical for some property owners who might otherwise have to increase the rents of their tenants ....
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Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
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What is Hawaii’s General Excise Tax?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:11 PM :: 2975 Views :: Taxes
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... the excise tax is a tax on the total revenues of the businesses, at every transaction level, from manufacturing to wholesale to retail ....
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Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
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Abolish Zoning: Land Use Solution for Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:52 PM :: 2866 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It” ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
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A ‘Capitol Convo’ about Hawaii’s high cost of living
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:10 PM :: 2684 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... factors that contribute to the state’s high cost of living, such as its high cost of housing, high taxes, boondoggle projects, shortage of medical professionals and more ....
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
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‘The more-government stuff doesn’t work’
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:03 PM :: 2040 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii isn’t doing so well ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute hits the ground running in promoting liberty at Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 1818 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii so far has submitted more than 20 pieces of testimony on bills relating to issues ranging from housing to healthcare ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Green Affordability Plan: It would be simpler to just cut the tax rate for food
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 2618 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Green’s “GAP” plan seeks to provide tax credits for food, rent and child care expenses primarily to Hawaii’s lower- and middle-class families ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Bills would remove GET for medical services
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 1417 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... Legislators have introduced multiple bills in the 2023 legislative session that seek to remove the GET for medical services in Hawaii, either wholly or in part. They include ....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
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New report makes case for exempting medical services from Hawaii's GET
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:57 AM :: 2200 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... removing the tax would lower medical costs and help alleviate the state's doctor shortage ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Are Zoning Laws the Cause of Hawaii's Housing Crisis?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 2705 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Hold off on Maui County executive pay raises?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 2072 Views :: Maui County
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... salaries for the Mayor, County Council members, Directors, Deputy Directors and County Auditor ....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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There’s still time to counter higher property taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:00 PM :: 2190 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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“They should look for ways to make government cost less and run more efficiently and operate on a leaner budget."
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Slashing tax rates best way to offset higher property assessments
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:10 PM :: 2105 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Residential A properties went up 39.9% ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Sister Isles Among Worst Doctor Shortage in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:01 PM :: 2592 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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... a recent national study of 3,000 counties in America found the Big Island has the third-worst shortage of healthcare providers in primary care, Maui has the fifth-worst shortage of healthcare providers in America, and Kauai has the 13th worst shortage ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Corruption at every level: Why I left Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:47 PM :: 6000 Views :: Ethics, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... To this day, I still wonder where the $58 million that was earmarked for testing and tracing went or whose pockets it lined ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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A lively conversation about the Jones Act, pro and con
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:24 AM :: 2090 Views :: Jones Act
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... Despite the disagreements, there were a few points the guests all agreed on ....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
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How to fix Hawaii's SLOW permitting departments
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:30 AM :: 2903 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Hawaii is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to approving building permits ....
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Monday, January 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii isn't the only place where homebuilding is virtually impossible
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2598 Views :: Development, Greenmail
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... Sim Nimby is an online game in which winning means giving up any hope of building any sort of structure for any reason ....
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