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Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'
Friday, February 14, 2025 |
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Report urges changes to cut review delays at State Historic Preservation Division
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:00 PM :: 59 Views :: Development
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... Updating the definition of “historic property” would speed up permitting for homebuilding while protecting Hawaii’s history ....
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Friday, February 14, 2025 |
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18 Months Later: Maui Council Begins to Loosen Rebuild Restrictions
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:00 PM :: 71 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Maui County Council considering multiple housing-related bills, including one aimed specifically at making it easier for older buildings to be rebuilt after the 2023 wildfires ....
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Friday, February 14, 2025 |
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Frustrations, ironies of ‘Princeville Market Saga’
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:00 PM :: 66 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, Small Business
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...zoning complaints led to the market’s closure in January, and now, other farmers markets across the county face a similar fate unless the Kauai County Council takes action....
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Saturday, February 8, 2025 |
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‘Enough is enough’ says Case regarding Jones Act and Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 829 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... Case announced he was reintroducing three bills aimed at alleviating Hawaii of the burdens of the century-old maritime law ....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025 |
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Do you think the city spends your money responsibly?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:30 PM :: 475 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... here's how the City and County of Honolulu spends your money ....
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Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
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Legislature: Grassroot Institute sifts through onslaught of bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:51 PM :: 513 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... many of the usual losers are back, mainly the proposals to increase taxes or impose new so-called fees ....
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Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
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Bill 105: Let Lahaina Rebuild as it Was
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:34 PM :: 585 Views :: Maui County, Development, Religion
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"... Bill 105, which would waive for five years the nonconformity rule for churches, temples and anyone else seeking to rebuild in the wake of the Lahaina fires...."
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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii taxpayers could benefit from new IRS Direct File system
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 546 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Tax season is just around the corner, and there’s a good chance that many of the people reading this will be paying someone else to help file their taxes online ....
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Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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Housing Affordability: Regulations or Spending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:21 PM :: 516 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... “it’s much easier to spend money than it is to deal with regulations, and that’s what’s going on here.” ...
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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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Spending restraint tagged as best way to protect 2024 state tax cuts
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 520 Views :: Taxes
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... employees should already be seeing a bump in their paychecks thanks to the tax cuts ....
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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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Trump should bypass support for the protectionist Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 AM :: 700 Views :: Jones Act
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... trying to roll back policies that have damaged the U.S. economy ....
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Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
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Debate: Jones Act Reform a Winning Topic
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 610 Views :: Jones Act
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... this is a strange gift to receive ....
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Sunday, December 22, 2024 |
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Deferral of 'empty homes' tax leads list of recent good news
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:31 AM :: 791 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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... The Honolulu City Council shelved Bill 46 while also approving bills that will actually be effective at facilitating more housing ....
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Sunday, December 22, 2024 |
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Does Jones Act really support jobs?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:01 AM :: 833 Views :: Jones Act
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... U.S. maritime jobs disappearing despite protectionist Jones Act ....
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Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
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Why Hawaii's housing costs are among the highest in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 1274 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....
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Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
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New report challenges common claim that 'Jones Act jobs' have been increasing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 866 Views :: Jones Act
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... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 |
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How to make Hawaii more livable
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 952 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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ALERT: Stop the misguided "empty homes" tax proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:25 AM :: 884 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 46, which would create a tax on all so-called empty homes ....
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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
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Permit delays blamed for pervasive ‘pain and regulatory heartache’
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:33 PM :: 1174 Views :: Development
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... the widespread desire for change, “not only of people who want to get their permits approved, but also the people who are approving the permits.” ....
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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Grassroot-backed proposals make headway at Hawaii's county councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 1119 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development
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... testimonies Grassroot submitted to Hawaii's county councils during the past two weeks ....
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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Bill 212 could speed up permitting process on Hawaii Island
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:17 PM :: 1162 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business
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... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....
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Monday, November 11, 2024 |
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Backyard cottages one way to meet Maui housing needs
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:14 AM :: 1210 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... let homeowners build more backyard cottages ....
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Sunday, November 3, 2024 |
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How ADU growth can help ‘keep the country country’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:17 AM :: 1441 Views :: Development
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... Act 39 of 2024 mandates the state’s four counties allow at least two accessory dwelling units per residential lot ....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 |
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Seven low-cost ways to speed up permitting in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:22 PM :: 1086 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii proposals are intended to help speed up permitting and relieve the Aloha State’s housing crisis ....
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Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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‘Guest House’ bill accords with Kauai General Plan
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:53 AM :: 1065 Views :: Kauai County, Development
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“How to facilitate more homebuilding in Hawaii”
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Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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Restoring old Lahaina won’t be possible without zoning changes
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:44 AM :: 811 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii supports Bill 105 (2024), which would modify how nonconforming structures and uses can be rebuilt or restored after being destroyed by a natural disaster ....
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Saturday, October 26, 2024 |
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Discussion: How to reduce permit delays
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:15 AM :: 1092 Views :: Development
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... In Hilo and Honolulu, experts will discuss Grassroot’s upcoming report detailing ways to speed up permitting and homebuilding ....
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Just Build More Homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 880 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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... the key to resolving Hawaii’s housing crisis -- build more homes ....
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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How old plumbing rules hinder homebuilding on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 PM :: 779 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Maui county’s onerous water-meter regulations ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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‘Empty homes’ tax fraught with pitfalls and unlikely to work
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:06 PM :: 890 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... this proposed empty homes tax would leave it to the Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to determine whether a property was truly vacant ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 PM :: 898 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business
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... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Honolulu empty homes tax proposal advances out of Council committee
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:11 AM :: 1468 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Taxes
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... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....
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Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
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Imagine Maui being an even more expensive place to live than it is now
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:14 PM :: 1621 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... that’s a risk officials are taking by not actively clearing some of the most important legal barriers to rebuilding in Lahaina ....
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Sunday, September 22, 2024 |
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Hawai‘i County Council takes big step toward adding more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:23 PM :: 1457 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... allow up to three accessory dwelling units per lot in most residential and some agricultural zones ....
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Saturday, September 21, 2024 |
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Most-read article: ‘Why is Hawaii so expensive?’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:35 AM :: 1528 Views :: Jones Act, Rail, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The second most-read article is “Why we left Hawaii” ....
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Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
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Plumbing the depths of Maui’s housing shortage: Can small changes have a big impact?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:11 PM :: 918 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... the department’s proposed recommendations will be brought to the Maui County Council in a couple of months ....
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 |
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Will Taxes be Increased to Fund 'Vacant Positions'?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:23 AM :: 1587 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... 4,700 positions currently unfilled, including more than 100 that have been vacant for over four years ....
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Sunday, September 8, 2024 |
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County Councils Consider tax relief, housing, simpler permitting and roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:33 PM :: 1553 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Small Business
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... The Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils have been chock full of measures lately ....
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Sunday, September 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii County beekeepers rejoice at Council's passage of Bill 144
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:14 PM :: 1154 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use
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... beekeepers on the island "have been working on this bill for almost seven years" ....
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Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
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Maui County Water Meter Rules Hinder Lahaina Rebuild
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:28 AM :: 2301 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... $4,200 on top of an additional $12,060 for the initial water meter ....
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Monday, September 2, 2024 |
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Learn about ways Maui County can support more homebuilding
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 1533 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... At a Sept. 24 luncheon in Kahului, Grassroot experts will explain how lawmakers can speed up recovery and boost housing stock ....
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Four Bills for housing, tax relief at Honolulu, Maui councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 1254 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Development, Tax Credits, Taxes
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“...Help Maui families by allowing more small homes per lot....”
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Clear away legal barriers to hasten Lahaina homebuilding
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:02 PM :: 1640 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Hawaii has a reputation for being one of the hardest states in the nation to build homes ....
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Saturday, August 24, 2024 |
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Twelve Ways to Reduce Housing Costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:20 AM :: 1449 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Small Business
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... preserving property rights, lifting onerous regulations, pushing back against proposals that could negatively impact local residents, and supporting efforts to rebuild after the devastating Maui wildfires ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Save the Bees -- Stop Bill 64
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 2220 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... the current draft of Bill 64 would harm Oahu’s small farmers and beekeepers, worsen the island’s food security and discourage entrepreneurship ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Reject empty homes tax, focus on policies that work
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:47 AM :: 1491 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... The surcharge would be equal to 1% of the property’s assessed value for the first year the tax is in effect, 2% for the second year and 3% for all tax years thereafter ....
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Saturday, August 17, 2024 |
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“Six ways to speed up the recovery and rebuilding of Lahaina”
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 PM :: 1815 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... “probably the single largest challenge” for many of the Lahaina property owners is obtaining special management area permits ....
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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Big Isle poised to ‘free the bees’ while Oahu mulls clampdown
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 2014 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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Kauai: One guest house per dwelling another way to add housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 1882 Views :: Kauai County, Development
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... Kauai Bill 2919 would allow one guest house per dwelling unit in most of the county’s residential districts and commercial, agriculture, open and university districts ....
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