Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

Taxpayers in Hawaii spend about $1.8 billion on education every year....

Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom....

“We looked at the payroll from July 2014 to June 2015"

...Grassroot Institute warns that we are closer to a Native Hawaiian tribe than ever before....

...Panel Discussion with the Judicial Watch Legal Team....

One of the new rules requires farmers to track their product from “seed to sale.”....

A new report has been released by the Grassroot Institute titled 10 Free Market Solutions for Agriculture in Hawaii....

...An economic boon for the territory—and for Hawaii—would be an exemption from the antiquated Jones Act governing shipping from U.S. ports....

...a spate of new regulatory restrictions that have affected Hawaii....

Puerto Rico’s recent bankruptcy, the Jones Act, and how this could affect us here in Hawaii....

Jennifer Kajiyama and Carol Feinga are part of Keep Laie Cool, an initiative working to solve the crisis of Hawaii’s hot classrooms....

... 41% growth in regulatory impact between 1997 and 2013 ....

...GoFarm Hawaii director Steven Chiang and host Keli`i Akina discuss how a new generation of farmers is being equipped to succeed....

...Jiva Jive of the Maui Dance Advocates speaks with Joe Kent to discuss the dancing laws on Maui....

...new accounting rules require the state to report pension debt in its balance sheet....

...Until recently, hospital labor on Maui was given exclusively to a public labor union. As a result, 70% of the budget was spent on employees....

“The main reason is a very cumbersome permitting process, in a way that prevents people from building housing quickly and at a low cost…."

...most of those “savings” are coming from taxpayers pockets....

A large crowd attended and listened as Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilwoman Elle Cochran, and Grassroot President Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. discussed the future of farming on Maui....

...Leon Siu discusses with host Keli`i Akina the historic relationship between Christianity and Hawaiian history....

...Grassroot Institute says state tax burden continues to stifle economic growth in Hawaii....

...Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilmember Ellie Cochran, Grassroot Institute President Kelii Akina....

Interview with David Friedman, an economist and professor of law at Santa Clara University....

...Free market think tank says study should include effects of a Jones Act exemption....

There are several pathways through which Native Hawaiians are advancing, such as education, entrepreneurship, and political involvement....

...Hawaii land use policies discriminate unfairly against minorities and the poor....

"A memorial service for H. William Burgess will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 4:00PM at the Pacific Club at 1451 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu."

...The solution may be found in a recent Supreme Court decision....

...such a measure would require search engines to engage in censorship under government directive....

...by 2028, every car sold in the state would have to be electric or hydrogen cell powered....

A conversation with Dr. Keli'i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute, about traffic congestion, Honolulu rail and Hawaii's renewable energy plans....

...why does Na'i Aupuni appear so determined to avoid submitting it to a public vote?....

...HB 1847 establishing a Sports & Entertainment Authority and HB 2229 creating a task force to keep the Pro Bowl in Hawaii....

...the state's plan to eliminate all ground transportation that uses fossil fuels....

...the state of Hawaii paid $538,519.25 of public pension money to people who were deceased....

Combined with a regulatory scheme that allows the county to intrude on property rights by requiring approval of the "economic feasibility" of a farmer's planned use for his or her land....

Tune in every Monday morning at 7:00 am to KKNE AM 940 on Oahu, broadcasting island-wide! ....

Numerous bills that will raise your state taxes are making their way through the Legislature....

Does the Pro Bowl really brings revenue to the state?

Hawai'i is the first state in the nation to adopt a 100 percent renewable portfolio standard for the energy sector....

...the draft Constitution demonstrates the importance of the ongoing lawsuit against the use of the Native Hawaiian Roll in a race-based election....

As a Native Hawaiian who cares about the future, Al Gonzales wants to set the record straight on Hawaiian history and values....

...Watchdog group expresses hope that there will be no more roadblocks to better patient care....

...allow manufacturers of “investigational” drugs and treatments to make such treatments available to eligible terminally ill patients....

... GE Tax Hikes on the move ....