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Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'
Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
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A Troubling Excess Of Optimism: Examining the Hawaii State Budget
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:18 PM :: 3907 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the Governor’s projection of state expenditures–and the means by which this forecast is determined–are not transparent....
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Sunday, May 17, 2015 |
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Attorney Seeks Hawaiians Placed on Kanaiolowalu Roll Without Permission
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:56 PM :: 5753 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...names of thousands of individuals were transferred, without their permission, over to Kana`iolowalu from other databases held by the state....
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Friday, May 15, 2015 |
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There’s ‘No Sugarcoating’ Health Insurance Exchange Failures
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:30 PM :: 3999 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii state legislators have refused to pour millions of dollars into Hawaii’s exchange, which means it could close by Sept. 30....
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
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Behind Closed Doors: Shining the Light on Government Secrecy in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:22 PM :: 5190 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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...a system designed to protect secrets and keep the public uninformed....
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Saturday, May 2, 2015 |
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We stand to lose more than a telescope
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:53 AM :: 7886 Views :: Economy, Higher Education, OHA
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Is Hawaii's Government Safe for Investors?
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Saturday, April 25, 2015 |
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Land and Power atop Mauna Kea
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:59 PM :: 5984 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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...OHA has a financial interest in the outcome of the dispute....
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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To Taxi or Ride-share?: Limiting Government’s Role
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:04 PM :: 4078 Views :: Small Business
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...regulations should then be applied equitably to taxi and ride-sharing companies and drivers....
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
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Hawaiians and the Law: Kelii Akina and Michael Lilly
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 9257 Views :: Akaka Bill, Higher Education, Judiciary, OHA
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Whether it's activists on Mauna Kea, the Akaka Bill or the Native Hawaiian roll, questions of law abound....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Let Your Voice Be Heard for Maui Hospital!
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:29 AM :: 5730 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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HB1075 concerns the creation of a public-private partnership for the Maui Hospital System....
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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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Insider Deals: OHA, Kanaiolowalu Procurement Code Violations
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:29 PM :: 6036 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Former Attorney General Michael Lilly has requested DCCA and DAGS review the expenditure of over $800,000 on two vendors by the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission without public bid....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Senate Committee Amends, Approves Interisland Ferry Resolution
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 PM :: 5500 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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Formerly, the resolution only considered the Washington State ferry as a model, but now it has been expanded to other possible jurisdictions as well....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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Grassroot: Public-private partnerships for Hawaii Hospitals
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:39 AM :: 3714 Views :: Health Care
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...an important step toward solving health cost issues as well as the state's physician shortage....
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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Kelii Akina interviews Michael Hamnett -- UH and Hawaii's Future
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:48 AM :: 3179 Views
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Dr. Michael P. Hamnett shares insights as Research Corporation of UH Director and also discusses current happenings at the University of Hawaii....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
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Resolutions Urge Audit of State Use of Outside Counsel
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:33 PM :: 6380 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, OHA
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"...From agencies like the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to organizations like HART that are entrusted with significant state funds, there is a need for greater accountability...."
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Saturday, March 21, 2015 |
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TAT: Tourist Dollars not an Infinite Resource
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:37 AM :: 4520 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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HB 169 would gradually raise the transient accommodations tax for resort time share vacation units to 9.25%....
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Saturday, March 21, 2015 |
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Ethanol Requirement Costs Consumers, Provides no Environmental Benefit
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:32 AM :: 4273 Views :: Energy
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...SB 717 will repeal the requirement that gasoline sold in the state for use in motor vehicles be composed of 10% ethanol....
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Saturday, March 21, 2015 |
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GE Tax: Significant negative effect to state economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:24 AM :: 4970 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...The current trend of increasing state and county revenues via various state tax increases and surcharges represents the sort of short-term planning that inevitably leads to economic troubles....
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Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
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OpenHawaii.org -- Holding Government Accountable
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 6977 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...county and state salary and overtime records, as well as retirement, health insurance, budgetary, and other data....
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Friday, March 6, 2015 |
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Raise it Higher? GE Tax one among worst practices in fifty states
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:24 AM :: 5974 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...And the poorer you are, the more of your income goes to GE Tax....
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Thursday, March 5, 2015 |
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Transparency? Waihee Challenged on Kanaiolowalu Enrollment Claims
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:21 PM :: 6271 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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Watchdog Group Files Information Request Regarding Chairman's Claim that 99% of Native Hawaiians Added from Other Lists Asked to Remain on Roll....
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 |
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The Garden Island Embraces Jones Act Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:44 PM :: 4461 Views :: Jones Act
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The old arguments in favor of the Act are no longer persuasive in light of the overwhelming evidence that it raises the cost of living....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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HB330: Increase GE Tax by 1%
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:35 PM :: 5611 Views :: Agriculture, Taxes
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... According to ITEP, payment of sales and excise taxes takes up an average of 11% of family income for the poorest 20% of earners ....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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HB 825 Provides Little Incentive for Illegal Vacation Rentals to Register
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:32 PM :: 7451 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...the effect of this bill is to burden the compliant small businesses and owner/operator establishments by creating a system that favors larger rental companies and hotels....
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Secrecy of Kanaiolowalu Roll Commission
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:32 PM :: 5967 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...Judicial Watch and former Hawaii Attorney General Michael Lilly are filing suit to compel the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to release the list to the public....
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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In Hawaii, The State of Liabilities, The Cost of Rail is Just the Beginning
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:20 PM :: 6443 Views :: Labor, Rail, Taxes
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Liabilities everywhere: The rail project, the failing state hospital system, overdue maintenance on state buildings and campuses, underfunded public worker pensions and health insurance, and so much more....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 |
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SB727: Hike GE Tax Another 0.5% Statewide
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:53 PM :: 3628 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to the citizen tax burden....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 |
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Grassroot Institute: Promoting our Principles in the Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:22 PM :: 3665 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Grassroot Institute has been busy tracking legislation that threatens or promotes free market principles and individual liberty....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 |
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HB558: Curbing Overtime Abuse
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:26 PM :: 5109 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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The state paid nearly $60 million in overtime pay last year....
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Friday, February 13, 2015 |
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Rail: Engineer Exposes The Hows and Whys of Cost Overruns
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:07 PM :: 5226 Views :: Rail
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...managers had set up a special module in the cost reporting software that allowed them to change prices....
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 |
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SB946: Repeal GE Tax on intermediary business transactions.
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:51 PM :: 4726 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...the state is frequently singled out as having one of the most burdensome tax systems in the nation....
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 |
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SB958: Repeal Corporate Income Tax
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:46 PM :: 5185 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...it is necessary to take bold action and embrace policies that improve the state’s business climate....
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
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HB287 Embarrassment: Broad and Vague Exemptions Render Transparency Meaningless
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:49 PM :: 3477 Views :: Ethics
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To allow the denial of requests on the grounds that they may be embarrassing, inconvenient, or unfair would permit the withholding of exactly the type of information and records that the law was designed to expose....
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Saturday, January 31, 2015 |
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Akina: Government can help lower the cost of living by getting out of the way
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:29 PM :: 5623 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...a new state-by-state comparison puts Hawaii as #1 in terms of the gap between the income residents earn and the cost of housing....
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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State of the State Fails To Endorse Robust Economic Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:46 PM :: 5201 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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...the measures proposed stop short of what is needed for long-term reform and robust development of the Hawaii economy....
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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Kelii Akina Interviews Danny Kaleikini, Ambassador of Aloha
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:35 PM :: 4500 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Danny Kaleikini speaks in this Martin Luther King Day interview as an ambassador for racial harmony....
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 |
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A New Opportunity for Jones Act Reform in Washington, DC
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:25 PM :: 4537 Views :: Jones Act
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Senator John McCain introduced a measure to modify the Jones Act so that American ship companies can purchase their ships from our allies....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Richard Epstein to Discuss 'Environmental Deregulation' at UH Richardson Law School
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:02 PM :: 4205 Views :: Environment
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Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 4:30PM William S Richardson School of Law ....
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Saturday, January 10, 2015 |
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Video: Will Rail Be De-Railed? - Panos Prevedouros
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:28 AM :: 4729 Views :: Rail
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Professor and Transportation expert, Panos Prevedouros joins host Keli'i Akina to discuss Oahu's fixed-rail project....
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Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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Would better funding for OIP improve transparency?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:21 PM :: 4599 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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In Hawaii, we have the right to transparency. We just don’t have actual transparency....
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Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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Students behind the UH Hilo free speech case speak out for the first time
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 5249 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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Merritt and Anthony are prepared to speak about their case publicly, which will be the first time they are able to do this in Hawaii....
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Monday, January 5, 2015 |
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Kelii Akina: 2014 Business Year in Review with Kam Napier
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:03 AM :: 3938 Views :: Small Business
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Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kam Napier (Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Business News) about the noteworthy events of 2014....
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Monday, January 5, 2015 |
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Kelii Akina Interviews Kalbert Young on Hawaii Government Financial Condition
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 AM :: 4719 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kalbert Young (outgoing Director of Finance, State of Hawaii) about the current financial conditions of the state of Hawaii....
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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An American Hero: Capt. Jerry Coffee
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:49 AM :: 4994 Views :: Military
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...Host Keli'i Akina speaks with former POW, decorated serviceman and author Capt. Jerry Coffee....
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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Policy Talk: New Governor and His Agenda
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 AM :: 6058 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii discusses the proposed 11-point action plan of the new governor of Hawaii, David Ige....
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii is Addressing Liabilities, but There’s a Long Way to Go
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:37 AM :: 4060 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...currently, the state pension plan is only about 61% funded....
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Friday, December 12, 2014 |
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Hawaii 4th-Worst State for Small Business
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 5149 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Low Ranking on Small Business Policy Index Points to Need for Economic Reform....
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Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Education Reform: Kelii Akina Interviews Darrel Galera, Roberta Mayor
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:34 PM :: 5545 Views :: Education K-12
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Darrel Galera (President) and Roberta Mayor (Board Member) of the Hawaii Center for Instructional Leadership about their work to reform education in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks 40th in economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 PM :: 5151 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute Encourages Ige to Consider Budgetary Reforms
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 2997 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....
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Sunday, November 30, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Grassroot Institute Save Our Kakaako Interview
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:23 PM :: 5705 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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Keli'i Akina interviews Ron Iwami and Tom Iwai....
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