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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Could fixing our housing crisis really be so simple?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:39 AM :: 1577 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... a roadmap that can help make it happen ....
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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Empowering Food Entrepreneurs: Education, Policy Changes Needed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:10 AM :: 1341 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...there are a few state rules holding them back....
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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The easiest way to increase tax revenues
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:42 AM :: 1474 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the state had a huge surplus and many of our lawmakers were going hog-wild trying to spend it ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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A New Day for Hawaiian Homelands: Collaboration Between OHA and DHHL
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:44 AM :: 1328 Views :: DHHL, OHA
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... This partnership between OHA and DHHL is a positive start, but there are other possibilities worth exploring such as ....
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Saturday, December 2, 2023 |
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Use carrots, not sticks, to help Maui fire victims
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:35 PM :: 1301 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... looking for a “win-win” result ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Will history someday record an 'economic miracle' for Lahaina?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:20 AM :: 1548 Views :: Maui County, Development, Economy, Land Use
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... how many years will depend on which path is taken ....
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
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Let's not fall for all the Aloha Stadium hype
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:24 AM :: 1753 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism
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... even the slimmed down plan is worrisome ....
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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YIGBY law would be "dream situation" for Hawaii housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:53 PM :: 1964 Views :: Development, Religion
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... Hawaii’s churches want to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Why are we making it so difficult for them? ....
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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Streamline permitting process to reduce wait times, favoritism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:40 AM :: 1688 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... The Actors Guild, a local acting group, produced a play based on their five-year ordeal of trying to get a permit to renovate their theater at Dole Cannery ....
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Sunday, November 5, 2023 |
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Zoom-ing in on Better Healthcare
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:02 PM :: 1590 Views :: Health Care
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... Could broader use of telehealth improve the quality of healthcare in Hawaii? ....
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Restoring Lahaina’s Economy: Time is of the Essence
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 1816 Views :: Maui County, Development, OHA
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“My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.”
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Sunday, October 29, 2023 |
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How monster homes came to be: A Halloween Story
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 PM :: 2607 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... meet the monster’s creators ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Respect property rights, remove red tape for Lahaina rebuild
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:12 AM :: 1968 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... The families and individuals who owned homes and businesses in Lahaina should not have their property rights arbitrarily stripped away from them to satisfy the grand plans of some bureaucracy ....
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Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
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Stop Permitting Favoritism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 AM :: 2027 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... All permit applications are equal, but some are more equal than others ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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A simple way to improve Hawaii healthcare
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:48 PM :: 1905 Views :: Health Care
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... now in a locked room at the Honolulu airport, waiting for state officials ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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The Wrath of CON: Updating Hawaii’s Healthcare Policy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:55 AM :: 1832 Views :: Health Care
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... Hawaii’s hospitals, walk-in clinics and other healthcare providers have been held back for decades by arcane regulations known as 'certificate of need' laws ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Let Maui tourism recover at its own pace
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:36 AM :: 1682 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Should the government have the last word in creating a tourism timeline? ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Unlocking the Potential of the Public Land Trust
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:12 PM :: 1672 Views :: OHA
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... A Path to Empower Native Hawaiians ....
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Yes, in God’s Backyard
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 1869 Views :: Development, Religion
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... the 'Yes in God’s Backyard' law — makes it easier for churches and other religious institutions to build housing on their properties ....
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Sunday, September 24, 2023 |
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The secret to reaching the next generation
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:52 PM :: 1988 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment
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... He asked his mother if she would help him reach out to the media ....
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
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Has HART gone off the rails again?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 1902 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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... Natalie Iwasa, who was appointed by state Speaker of the House Scott Saiki, has been barred from participating in executive sessions ....
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 |
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Fixing Hawaii’s Tax System; Decrease Taxes for Families, Businesses
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 1794 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s income tax rates are among the highest in the country, and its business climate is consistently ranked poorly. Meanwhile, residents continue to flee the state for less expensive mainland locales ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Property rights should prevail in Lahaina
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:47 PM :: 2091 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... peoples’ homes and businesses are at stake, and their right to those properties must be defended ....
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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Economic growth is our only way out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:17 PM :: 1983 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Taxes
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... we cannot afford to further burden our economy with our usual high-tax and high-spending habits ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Maui Crisis: A Time to Help!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:02 AM :: 1645 Views :: Maui County, OHA
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... “Nani ka noho mehameha ʻana o ke kūlanakauhale i piha i kanaka! Ua like hoʻi me ka wahine kāne make!” How lonely sits the city that was once full of people! (Lam. 1:1) ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Income tax reform would make Hawaii more affordable
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:04 PM :: 1866 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... a family of four earning Hawaii’s median income of $88,005 a year would have a state income tax bill of $5,086. At that income level, only Oregon families face a higher tax burden ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii healthcare takes more hits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:11 PM :: 1869 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... among the heartbreaking losses earlier this month in fire-ravaged Lahaina were three healthcare clinics that served approximately 30,000 patients ....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
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How parking reform could help boost Hawaii’s housing stock
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:08 PM :: 1745 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... most cities in the U.S. have required arbitrary amounts of parking to be built with every new building or new business ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Let's stay focused on helping Lahaina fire victims--Eventually the Facts Will Come Out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:06 PM :: 2105 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Taxes
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- waiving property taxes for the affected property owners
- clearing the way for out-of-state medical professionals to attend to the needs of those affected by the tragedy
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Sunday, August 13, 2023 |
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Maui Crisis: A Time to Help
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:26 PM :: 2235 Views :: Maui County, OHA
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... the outpouring of compassion that we are witnessing from the people of Hawai‘i is the silver lining through the dark cloud of despair ....
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Sunday, August 6, 2023 |
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Little changes can lead to more housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:42 AM :: 2323 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... how regulations and building codes have made constructing small apartment buildings more expensive and less efficient ....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023 |
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Healthcare Crisis on the Island of Molokaʻi
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:00 PM :: 2634 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... Imagine an island with no doctors permanently living there, where patients must travel by air to access specialized medical care ....
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Sunday, July 30, 2023 |
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‘Permit me’ -- to thank county officials again
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:49 AM :: 2804 Views :: Development
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... How long should Oahu residents have to wait for a permit to repair or renovate their homes? A few days? Weeks? Months? ....
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Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
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Housing: 'Much of the proclamation I could have written myself'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:43 AM :: 2386 Views :: Development
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... especially the many “whereas” justifications for why the emergency order was issued — which states many of the points I’ve been making for years regarding the bad policy and inaction that have characterized Hawaii’s approach to homebuilding ....
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 |
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Property Tax: Our council members have been listening
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:29 PM :: 1676 Views :: Taxes
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... Multiple bills have already passed, and many council members have asked for more information about how to reform the property tax systems in their counties ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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What the Honolulu rail has taught us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:32 PM :: 1993 Views
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... the final rail cost now is estimated at about $12.4 billion, making it the most expensive light rail project in the world ....
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 |
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Happy Fourth of July!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 AM :: 1757 Views :: Hawaii History
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... the Declaration of Independence set our nation on its course to become the leading light for freedom throughout the world ....
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Monday, July 3, 2023 |
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OHA Ends 'Work-from-Home' for Employees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 2087 Views :: Labor, OHA, COVID-19
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... concerns raised by OHA’s administration in response to the directive to end telework ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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Happy Day for Hawaii Healthcare
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 2324 Views :: Health Care
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... physicians from around the country will enjoy an expedited path to licensure in our state ....
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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$1B Budget Cuts 'Wise and Courageous'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:46 PM :: 1930 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green plans to trim approximately $1 billion from the Legislature’s proposed biennial budget via 22 separate line item vetoes ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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It's up to us to fight corruption
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 2163 Views :: Ethics
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... Legal reforms can go a long way. But when it comes to putting a stop to longstanding corruption in Hawaii, the biggest impact of all will ....
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Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
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It’s Time for OHA to Change its Messaging About Kakaʻako Makai
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 2163 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, OHA
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... the messaging OHA uses to promote this development project could be connected to our failure to rally support in the legislature ....
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Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
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Do you want distractions or solutions?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:02 PM :: 1851 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... increasing taxes on anyone can come with its own set of problems ....
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Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
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‘Empty homes’ tax won’t fix supply-side housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:10 AM :: 1958 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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... the “empty homes” theory is just another distraction from the real cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis, which is regulations that block homebuilding ....
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023 |
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Aloha, Sam Slom, Hawaii will miss you
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:20 PM :: 2191 Views :: Hawaii History, Republican Party
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... It’s a rare man who enters politics and leaves this world mourned as much by his political adversaries as his friends and allies ....
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Sunday, May 21, 2023 |
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A short list for the governor
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:32 AM :: 2242 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... use his line-item veto power to trim back this massive spending overreach, including the $200 million “slush fund” ...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
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‘Defense wins championships’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:03 AM :: 2149 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Since bad bills tend to outnumber good ones, that means we played a lot of defense ....
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Counties should prioritize lowering property taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:50 PM :: 1924 Views :: Taxes
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... higher property taxes could make homeownership unaffordable for some residents; landlords might have no choice but to increase what they charge their tenants; and businesses might have to raise prices ....
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
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Axis Deer Venison: Opportunity for Hawaii Ranchers?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:11 PM :: 2426 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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... On today’s episode of 'Hawaii Together,' host Keli'i Akina speaks with Mayer about the state of Hawaii’s meat industry ....
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Sunday, May 7, 2023 |
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Is racism why OHA can’t build condos?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:12 PM :: 2718 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, OHA
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... the restriction was put in place before OHA chose to acquire the property ....
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