Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'

...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....

...OHA Trustees Machado, Lee Admit Refusing to Provide Unredacted Minutes to Auditor....

...There are serious questions which must now be answered....

...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....

...On Dec. 19, Rep Ed Case introduced three measures to reform the archaic, century-old law....

...First they came for the owners of million-dollar homes, but I didn’t speak against it because I didn’t have a million-dollar home....

...the name game is at the heart of the Legislature’s practice of “gut and replace"....

...Whether taking their surfboards to do diplomacy in North Korea or feeding the homeless in Wahiawa, the nonprofit Surfing the Nations is having an impact.... 

...smaller steps that could lead to big results....

“...People ask why I care so much about auditing OHA. It's because there are Hawaiians who need housing, jobs, education, and healthcare...." 

...On November 12, the editors of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser urged OHA to scrap its 'one voice’ policy....

...in a personal and up-close interview, Augie Tulba talks with Keli'i Akina about his life experiences, values and new directions....

...Board refers matter back to investigative committee....

...the Jones Act was enacted a century ago, when warfare and trade were very different....

...OHA's P.I.G. issued a report conceding that OHA has "no recourse” to discipline him, and closed the matter....

...if we work to do good for all people of Hawai'i, we end up helping Hawaiians....

...When supply can’t keep up with demand, prices go up....

... What happens when a government tries to fix a system that isn’t broken? ....

...a task force of eminent Hawaii business and other community leaders has just issued a warning that Hawaii’s current rate of government spending is not sustainable....

...legislators withheld OHA's funds, contingent upon the completion of a special audit of OHA and its LLCs....

...both the number and capacity of Jones Act ships has steadily declined in recent decades, which in turn has reduced domestic water shipments between the states....

...I have made a formal request for a statement of these expenditures....

...Houston is America's largest city without any zoning laws....

...Obviously, Thanos wasn’t an economist....

...doctors can make 50 percent more if they work on the mainland instead of in Hawaii....

...Lowering the cost of living would make everyone’s pay go further, especially the less fortunate....

...there is a move in Congress to make things worse....

... minimum wage, the Hawaii brain drain, and Trump tariffs ....

...Is there something to hide?....

...Bill Would Block 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding on City Contracts.... 

"...Officially, OHA takes no position on the site or construction of the TMT.  Accordingly, OHA should affirm the rights of all Hawaiians to express themselves, both those who oppose the TMT and those who support it...." 

...Pennies add up. And when we’re talking about the Jones Act, they add up to billions of dollars....

...For almost three decades, the handyman exemption in Hawaii was capped at $1,000, a limit that includes the cost of labor and materials....

...Skousen discusses with host Keli'i Akina what free-market economics is and why we should promote it....

"...Under interim CEO Sylvia Hussey’s leadership, transparency reigns...."

...without property rights, many of our other rights or freedoms would be shallower....

...If an OHA Trustee cannot publicly disagree with Board decisions, then it would hinder any Trustee from functioning as a watchdog. That would be a terrible loss to beneficiaries....

...It is universally acknowledged that Hawaii residents need more homes. So why is it so hard to build them?....

...“Losing this case raises questions as to whether the OHA Board is acting in the best interest of its beneficiaries when it comes to transparency and their right to know how their trust funds are spent.”...

...Hawaii residents have been moving away from the islands in droves in recent years; in fiscal 2017, more than 13,000 people departed — the highest negative net migration ever....

...there is a bill before Gov. David Ige, SB 1292, which he has until June 24 to veto or sign....

... This week, the Honolulu City Council approved an operating budget of $2.8 billion, an increase of 8.8% over last year’s budget and almost $1 million more than the amount proposed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell ....

...not all are so impressed....

...The first step is admitting you have a problem....

...The Hawaii Legislature approved 303 bills, among which were measures clarifying what people must do in crosswalks with countdown timers, determining who is allowed to drive “low speed electric bicycles,” and expanding the prohibition on the capturing or killing of manta rays to all rays. ...

...Hawaii’s contradictory approach to short-term vacation rentals hasn’t been doing much to make anybody happy, and could, in fact, just be making things worse....

...It's been over two years since the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees unanimously approved an independent audit of OHA and its limited liability companies for fraud, waste and abuse....

... Randy Roth discusses key issues in the rail controversy and gets his insights from having watched the project since its beginning ....

...Trustee Keli'i Akina praises decision as victory for OHA beneficiaries....

...The victims of these tactics usually are bills that have been passed by one chamber and are waiting for hearings in the non-originating chamber. This makes them ripe for tinkering because they no longer require hearings or votes in the original house....