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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Let's not forget what makes July Fourth special
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:25 PM :: 2260 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... it would be appropriate if our legislators spent some of that time addressing the balance of powers and the emergency management statute that has ruled our lives for the past year ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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What if Hawaiians had Control Over the Assets They are Entitled to?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:51 PM :: 2940 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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... such as in Alaska where Alaskan Native people individually own shares of their corporation’s stock ....
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Friday, June 25, 2021 |
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Aloha too often means goodbye
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:58 PM :: 2259 Views :: Cost of Living
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... I’ve watched my children leave for the mainland to start college or their careers. And I know there’s a good chance they won’t be coming back, except for short visits ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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Why Hawaii residents are moving away
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:42 AM :: 3704 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... State taxes a major driver of the exodus ....
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Friday, June 18, 2021 |
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COVID tier confusion bespeaks a bigger problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:17 PM :: 2046 Views :: COVID-19
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... More than a year into the COVID-19 emergency, we’re still experiencing the many ways in which the government can regulate and limit our daily lives ....
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Saturday, June 12, 2021 |
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End COVID-19 transparency dodge
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 AM :: 2762 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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... Hawaii businesses might be reopening, but Hawaii government agencies still have a ways to go ....
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 |
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Reform Jones Act and PVSA for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:29 AM :: 2530 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... President Joe Biden recently issued two Jones Act waivers ....
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Friday, June 4, 2021 |
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Don't criminalize COVID-19 rule breakers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:56 PM :: 2457 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... When you turn ordinary behavior into criminal behavior overnight, you need to be prepared for some unjust results ....
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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Homeownership for Hawaiians Requires Big Thinking!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:27 PM :: 2951 Views :: DHHL, OHA, Cost of Living
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... The median price of a home on Oʻahu has just reached $950,000 ....
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Friday, May 28, 2021 |
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Alaska victory bodes well for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:39 PM :: 2479 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... A case of maritime-related common sense has broken out in Washington, DC. ...
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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Waiver goodbye to the Jones Act?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:04 AM :: 1998 Views :: Jones Act
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... If a shipping law that ostensibly protects “national security” has to be waived every time there’s a crisis, maybe the problem is the law itself ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Everyone wants affordable housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:38 PM :: 2712 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... We want a Hawaii where everyone who wants to buy a home can buy one in their price range ....
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
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The affordable housing trap - Mandates can't create more housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:16 PM :: 2792 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... why housing prices have soared statewide and why affordability mandates won’t have the desired results ....
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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HART needs to quit being so secretive
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:24 AM :: 2589 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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... Marked “Confidential (Not for Distribution),” the document contains analyses of both the original plan for the rail and 27 alternatives ....
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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Legislators Breathe New Life into Auditing OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:06 AM :: 2809 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... During the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers demonstrated strong interest in matters concerning the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:19 PM :: 3168 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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...The Fumble or The Phantom Punch....
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 |
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How to tell which bills to veto
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:34 PM :: 2685 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the spotlight is moving toward Gov. David Ige ....
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 |
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Legislative Audit of OHA’s Limited Liability Companies Cancelled
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:28 AM :: 3305 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...This is a great loss to OHA‘s beneficiaries. There are numerous questions of accountability and transparency which will go unanswered without the state legislative audit...."
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Friday, April 23, 2021 |
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How high housing prices are encouraging residents to leave Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:57 AM :: 3539 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... How to make housing affordable and help stop the exodus ....
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Friday, April 16, 2021 |
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How to make lemonade out of the rail project
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:19 PM :: 2419 Views :: Rail
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"... Uno said he has come to the conclusion that the rail is neither a construction project nor a transportation project. Instead, it is “a political project” — one in which all concerns about costs, waste and transparency are subordinate to political goals ...."
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
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‘Plan C’ for rail?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:24 PM :: 2571 Views :: Rail
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... Joe Uno, HART Board member, speaks in his private capacity as a citizen to host Keli‘i Akina about whether a ‘Plan C’ may help salvage the troubled project ....
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Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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Maui Beware!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:48 PM :: 4213 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... This would give Maui the second most restrictive affordable-housing law in the country ....
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Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
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Help for Native Hawaiian Businesses Facing the COVID Storm
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:15 AM :: 2954 Views :: OHA, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Native Hawaiians own 3,147 firms in Hawaiʻi, constituting 11.1% of all businesses in the state ....
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Friday, April 2, 2021 |
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"Tax the rich" not the answer
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:44 PM :: 2225 Views :: Taxes
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... Why do our legislators never remember that in the Robin Hood stories, the tax collector was a villain? ....
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Saturday, March 27, 2021 |
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A spending spree, really?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:20 AM :: 1882 Views
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... unlike your cousin, they didn’t even bring over a box of malasadas as a “thank you” gift ....
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Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
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How to worsen our doctor shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:15 AM :: 2879 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii is down by more than 1,000 physicians, with no prospect of the situation improving ....
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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Raising Hawaii taxes could worsen MD shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:58 PM :: 3469 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... Lawmakers may impose the highest income tax in the nation on Hawaii residents making over $200,000, and this may be damaging to Hawaii's health system ....
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Friday, March 12, 2021 |
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Hawai'i Senators Bungle Major Tax Vote
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:16 PM :: 2070 Views :: Taxes
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“...Hawaii: First in taxation, last in affordability....”
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Tax proposals defy common sense
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:01 PM :: 2320 Views :: Taxes
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... The Hawai'i Legislature may be hard at work, but it looks like common sense is on vacation ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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VIDEO: What to watch out for at the Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 2179 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Lawmakers are planning to increase taxes and regulations this year, but there are better ways to help Hawaii's economy prosper ....
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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 :: 2458 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 :: 2814 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 :: 2695 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 :: 2431 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 :: 2310 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 :: 2609 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 :: 2102 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 :: 2390 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 :: 2767 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 :: 3496 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 :: 2441 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 :: 2205 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 :: 2567 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 :: 1980 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 :: 2796 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 :: 2503 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 :: 2834 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 :: 2878 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 :: 3458 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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