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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Monday, March 1, 2021 |
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Why It's Time for OHA to Develop Kaka'ako Makai!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:00 PM :: 3012 Views :: Development, OHA
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... virtually no development has taken place on this valuable property since OHA acquired it ....
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Friday, February 26, 2021 |
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Good intentions not a great foundation for building houses
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:22 PM :: 3317 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... Instead of creating more affordable homes, they reduce development and cause prices to go up ....
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Saturday, February 20, 2021 |
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Stop playing with the numbers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:36 AM :: 3327 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... When it comes to budgets and accounting, politicians have successfully convinced voters that the ordinary rules of fiscal accountability shouldn’t apply to government ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii's flawed accounting practices
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:06 AM :: 2957 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... flawed government accounting standards allow lawmakers to spend more and sweep debt under the rug ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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It was 20 years ago today …
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:37 PM :: 2744 Views :: Hawaii History
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... it’s the start to a very important year. ...
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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2021 Legislature might actually do some good
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:44 AM :: 2989 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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" ... I don’t remember a legislative session that began with so many bills worthy of our support .... "
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Higher revenues without higher taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:19 PM :: 2550 Views :: Taxes
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... new tax bills, sometimes dressed up as “surcharges,” “fees” or “closing loopholes” ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Completing the Work of Restoring OHA's Credibility
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:04 AM :: 2918 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... A survey commissioned by the agency in 2015 found that the public regarded OHA as the least favorable of the major Hawaiian-serving organizations ....
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Saturday, January 23, 2021 |
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Let's get our voice back
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:50 AM :: 3440 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... a perpetual emergency status ....
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Friday, January 15, 2021 |
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When saving money isn't really
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:31 PM :: 4359 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes, COVID-19
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... that $2 billion in “savings” is going to end up costing the taxpayers almost four times as much in the long term ....
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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Don't rely on pennies from heaven
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:40 PM :: 2990 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... This week, we got our first real glimpse of Gov. David Ige’s proposed budget. ...
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Friday, January 1, 2021 |
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“I lele no ka lupe i ke pole” – It’s about the people!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:30 PM :: 2670 Views :: OHA
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... As I enter my second term, I recommit myself to a three-fold vision that guided my first term ....
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Friday, January 1, 2021 |
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I can see clearly now
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:29 PM :: 3099 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a fresh start ....
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Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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The best Christmas gift? Freedom
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:20 PM :: 2499 Views :: Economy
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... If only it were possible to fill a stocking with economic freedom and leave lots of new jobs under the tree ....
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Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
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Tax hikes coming — really?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:15 AM :: 3386 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the only two things that are certain in life are debt and taxes ....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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A new way to address unemployment
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:39 PM :: 3044 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system has become a ticking time bomb that threatens Hawaii’s fiscal future. ...
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
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Keli'i Akina Wins Reelection to OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:08 AM :: 3427 Views :: OHA
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... The election results are in ....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Lots of rules, not enough clarity
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:14 AM :: 3298 Views :: COVID-19
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...I wanted to take a walk. Unfortunately, it turned out to be much more complicated....
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020 |
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Former Matson Lawyer: Why It's Time to Update Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:00 AM :: 3963 Views :: Jones Act
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...Corporate and maritime attorney Wayne Parker talks about how the Jones Act affects the shipping industry in unexpected ways....
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020 |
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Video: Hawaii's Generation Z
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:50 AM :: 2759 Views :: Higher Education
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...How do they view the present and the future, and what will they contribute to Hawaii and the world? Join us as we explore their attitudes, beliefs and values....
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Saturday, July 4, 2020 |
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Happy July 4th, despite the irony
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:13 AM :: 2725 Views :: COVID-19
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...celebrate the nation’s independence … while still under lockdown....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Akina for OHA: TMT Yes with Pono Management
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:34 PM :: 5329 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Like many Hawaiians, I believe there is room on the Mauna for both science and the sacred. But we must protect the environment and honor the culture. With pono management, the presence of world class scientific equipment will benefit Hawaiians and all people through advances in education, jobs, economic opportunity, and global competitiveness.”....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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How to balance the budget in just a few clicks
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:56 PM :: 2919 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...just a few quick clicks and Hawaii went from a $1.4 billion deficit to a modest surplus....
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Saturday, June 13, 2020 |
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This act needs a rewrite
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:43 AM :: 2567 Views :: Jones Act
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... I wrote one of its 17 chapters, “Updating the Jones Act for the 21st Century,” wherein I argue that reform of the act would not be a threat to either jobs or national security ....
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Saturday, June 6, 2020 |
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Life in the time of lockdowns
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:19 PM :: 3239 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...caught off guard by another last-minute government switcheroo....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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COVID Borrow and Spend Plan will Burden Taxpayers for Years to Come
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:49 PM :: 3714 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Keli'i Akina Challenges Lawmakers' Plan to Increase Borrowing and Spending....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Keli'i Akina Calls for Balanced Approach to Re-opening the Economy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:41 PM :: 4419 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... measures that must be taken now before "irreparable damage" is done to Hawaii's economy ....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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Mālama Meals - Bringing Hope Amidst the Coronavirus Crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:21 AM :: 3292 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Mālama Meals, a new group formed by Da Spot and other partners, currently provides more than 10,000 meals a day to kupuna and others in need ....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
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Civil liberties in the age of the coronavirus
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:00 PM :: 3512 Views :: First Amendment, COVID-19
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...Jeff Portnoy, a First Amendment attorney who frequently represents the media, calls Governor Ige's recent Coronovirus proclamations “over-broad,” and “kind of like martial law.”....
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Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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Where's the cushion?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:06 PM :: 4627 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...Emergency preparedness in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
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OHA Suing the State - Enough is Enough!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:02 AM :: 4656 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...a perception that the organization and its management "are ineffective, poorly managed, or corrupt" and "do not help or represent the Hawaiian people effectively."....
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Friday, February 21, 2020 |
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Poor economy is medical threat, too
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:20 PM :: 3382 Views :: Economy, Health Care
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...In times of crisis, we are likely to be held back by the same problems that affect us now — the doctor shortage, the shipping restrictions caused by the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
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Nanakuli: From Hardship to Hope
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:45 PM :: 4554 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, OHA
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...Diamond Garcia's own journey from hardship to hope is reflective of the challenges many face in his hometown of Nanakuli....
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Friday, February 14, 2020 |
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Five little words could solve Hawaii's housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:06 PM :: 4824 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...More mandates and government red tape won’t build houses....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 |
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Video: Solving Hawaii's Fiscal Crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:31 AM :: 3516 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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...how Hawaii can avoid its looming major debt crisis, projected at the moment to total $88 billion the next 30 years....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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How to Restore OHA's Credibility
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:31 PM :: 4095 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...The way OHA has responded to recent events has affected its credibility in the eyes of Hawai’i’s lawmakers and OHA’s own Hawaiian beneficiaries....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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Making Prescriptions More Available
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:53 AM :: 2772 Views :: Health Care
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...Federal laws are standing in the way of the distribution of prescription medicine to individuals in need, says Dr. Jeffrey Singer, surgeon and medical public policy expert....
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Friday, January 3, 2020 |
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How to Stop the Exodus
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:48 AM :: 4163 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019 |
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State Auditor Suspends OHA Audit Over Refusal to Release Records
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:16 AM :: 4930 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Trustees Machado, Lee Admit Refusing to Provide Unredacted Minutes to Auditor....
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Sunday, December 29, 2019 |
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Don't Sweep OHA Audit Under the Rug
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:32 AM :: 4599 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...There are serious questions which must now be answered....
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Saturday, December 28, 2019 |
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WSJ: Aloha Increasingly Means Goodbye Thanks to High Taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 PM :: 7152 Views :: Jones Act, Land Use, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....
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Friday, December 27, 2019 |
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Let's unite to reform Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:06 PM :: 3317 Views :: Jones Act
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...On Dec. 19, Rep Ed Case introduced three measures to reform the archaic, century-old law....
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Saturday, December 21, 2019 |
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Property Tax Onslaught Looms
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:47 PM :: 5311 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...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....
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Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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'Gut and replace' has got to go
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:23 PM :: 4713 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...the name game is at the heart of the Legislature’s practice of “gut and replace"....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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Surfing the Nations - Transforming Wahiawa and the World
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:33 AM :: 4497 Views :: Homelessness, Religion
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...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....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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Liberate Hawaii Homebuilding
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:28 PM :: 4921 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...smaller steps that could lead to big results....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 |
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Red Flags: An Analysis of the Independent Audit of OHA and its LLCs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 5951 Views :: OHA
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“...People ask why I care so much about auditing OHA. It's because there are Hawaiians who need housing, jobs, education, and healthcare...."
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Saturday, November 30, 2019 |
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OHA Policy Should Not Discourage Trustees from Speaking Out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:35 PM :: 5486 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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...On November 12, the editors of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser urged OHA to scrap its 'one voice’ policy....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Keli'i Akina and Augie Tulba Talk Story
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:17 PM :: 3985 Views :: Politicians
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...in a personal and up-close interview, Augie Tulba talks with Keli'i Akina about his life experiences, values and new directions....
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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Trustee Akina Calls on OHA Board to Reject Unsubstantiated Allegations
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:37 PM :: 5516 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Board refers matter back to investigative committee....
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