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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Friday, January 1, 2021 |
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I can see clearly now
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:29 PM :: 2598 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 :: 2004 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 :: 2834 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 :: 2541 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 :: 2873 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 :: 2904 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 :: 3493 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 :: 2310 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 :: 2295 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 :: 4453 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 :: 2473 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 :: 2175 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 :: 2723 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 :: 3149 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 :: 3770 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 :: 2804 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 :: 3047 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 :: 3907 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 :: 3950 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 :: 2884 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 :: 3841 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 :: 4141 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 :: 2989 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 :: 3366 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 :: 2368 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 :: 3589 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 :: 4268 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 :: 3942 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 :: 6315 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 :: 2793 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 :: 4609 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 :: 4064 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 :: 3964 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 :: 4266 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 :: 5197 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 :: 4626 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 :: 3540 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 :: 4699 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Board refers matter back to investigative committee....
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Friday, November 15, 2019 |
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Protect our nation: Reform the Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:46 PM :: 3930 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...the Jones Act was enacted a century ago, when warfare and trade were very different....
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Friday, November 8, 2019 |
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OHA Committee Acknowledges It Has No Authority to Discipline Trustee Akina for Speaking Out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:42 PM :: 4192 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA's P.I.G. issued a report conceding that OHA has "no recourse” to discipline him, and closed the matter....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Hawaiians & the Economy: We're in The Same Boat as Everyone!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:46 PM :: 5421 Views :: DHHL, Economy, OHA, Cost of Living
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...if we work to do good for all people of Hawai'i, we end up helping Hawaiians....
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 |
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Why we have a Housing Crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:33 AM :: 5148 Views :: Development, Economy, Land Use
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...When supply can’t keep up with demand, prices go up....
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Saturday, October 19, 2019 |
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PLA measure is pilau
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 4845 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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... What happens when a government tries to fix a system that isn’t broken? ....
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Friday, October 11, 2019 |
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How to Avoid ‘Troubled Waters’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:30 PM :: 3752 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...a task force of eminent Hawaii business and other community leaders has just issued a warning that Hawaii’s current rate of government spending is not sustainable....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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My Concern Over Transparency at OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 AM :: 4052 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...legislators withheld OHA's funds, contingent upon the completion of a special audit of OHA and its LLCs....
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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Economic Curtain closing on Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:05 PM :: 3282 Views :: Jones Act
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...both the number and capacity of Jones Act ships has steadily declined in recent decades, which in turn has reduced domestic water shipments between the states....
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Friday, September 20, 2019 |
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Akina: OHA should disclose Maunakea expenditures
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:44 PM :: 5774 Views :: Ethics, Greenmail, OHA
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...I have made a formal request for a statement of these expenditures....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019 |
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Opportunity Urbanism for Honolulu?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:12 PM :: 3890 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...Houston is America's largest city without any zoning laws....
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Friday, September 13, 2019 |
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People are the solution, not the problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:32 PM :: 2730 Views :: Economy
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...Obviously, Thanos wasn’t an economist....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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The cure for Hawaii’s doctor shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:13 PM :: 4827 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...doctors can make 50 percent more if they work on the mainland instead of in Hawaii....
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