Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

... calculations show there is plenty of room for the Legislature to break its habit of continually increasing taxes ....

... Road Map to Prosperity ....

... projected revenues from the tax fall short of what the project needs to cover its budget shortfalls ....

... Honolulu Walmart prices were on average 14% higher than in LA ....

... New report details how Jones Act targeted Alaska from the start ....

... Solid majorities agree there are too many regulations and they hurt small businesses ....

... The poll of nearly 1,000 Hawaii residents also found significant agreement that private firms should be more involved in delivering public services ....

... cruise ships that are registered in Bermuda or the Bahamas are required to sail to Fanning Island, 1,000 miles to the south of Hawaii ....

... Many Hawaii policymakers support the protectionist federal shipping law, but a new survey indicates they might be out of step with Hawaii's public ....

... our elected officials have walked back on their promises to open up at certain benchmarks ....

... Hawaii risks being left out in the cold unless its delegates to Congress act quickly to help reform the 1886 Passenger Vessel Services Act ....

“Currently, about 5% of all land in Hawaii is allocated for urban and residential use. Would you support increasing that amount by maybe 1 or 2 percentage points to 6% or 7%?”

... The coronavirus crisis understandably is front and center for most Hawaii residents, but other big issues still are mentioned in a new survey ....

... Hawaii is still in a state of emergency, tourism has slowed, businesses are closing and unemployment is high. The economy will take years to recover ....

... In just 13 seconds, Joe Kent of the Grassroot Institute explains why relatively modest homes in Hawaii are so darn expensive ....

... A professional poll of almost 1,000 people throughout the islands suggests lawmakers are ignoring what their constituents really want ....

... there already are foreign-owned ships transporting goods along inland waterways such as the Mississippi and Delaware rivers ....

“When combined with their share of the state debt, Honolulu taxpayers each owe $61,300.”

... 300 U.S. shipyards closed between 1983 and 2013, with only four shipyards remaining as of July 2021 that build large oceangoing ships for the commercial market ....

... the Jones Act cost the U.S. economy $11.1 billion ....

... The New York measure upon which this Honolulu resolution is based is already being challenged in court and has been criticized for its intrusions ....

... “Yes,” Weinberg said. “You are going to mess up Hawaii’s finances.” ....

... The $30,000 gift from one of Hawaii's most important foundations marks an "exciting development" in the history of the institute ....

... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....

... many Hawaii residents were disappointed by the failure of the Legislature to approve HB103, which would have placed limits on the governor’s emergency powers ....

... We hear almost every day from Hawaii residents who are thinking of leaving, or from former Hawaii residents who already have left ....

... The Grassroot Institute has produced a handy guide addressing five key arguments that Jones Act defenders just won't let die ....

... Bill Comerford tells how Hawaii’s arbitrary lockdowns turned his world upside down ....

... The territory’s exemption from the U.S.-build mandate of the Jones Act should apply to all U.S. ports to boost competition and lower costs ....

... Over the past four years, Hawaii’s population has declined by more than 22,000 people, equaling the third-fastest population decline per capita in the entire nation ....

... Some old laws have withstood the test of time. Some haven’t ....

... how the protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act complicates life in the these outlying states and territories ....

... free webinar on July 12, how the 1920 law suppresses prosperity in communities dependent on waterborne imports ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keli'i Akina says the list reflects a commendable effort to avoid increasing Hawaii's taxpayer burden ....

... there are at least eight separate federal Jones Acts ....

... The Alaska Tourism Restoration Act provides the Last Frontier temporary relief from the 135-year-old PVSA, which requires foreign-flagged vessels carrying passengers between U.S. ports to stop in a foreign port as part of the itinerary .... 

... the most expensive megaproject per capita in the world ....

“...People need to know what the options are and what the costs are, and what the real future of rail looks like....”

... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....

... If the 2,186-passenger cruise liner were redeployed or retired today, there would be no comparable ship to replace it under federal law ....

... Jones Act carriers claim China is a threat to America’s maritime industry, but when they need cheap repairs, they know where to go ....

... The document, marked “CONFIDENTIAL (NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION),” says that stopping the rail at Middle Street could lower costs, provide long-term flexibility for route changes and fleet expansion, and benefit from future driverless technologies .... 

... This bill was so close to the finish line that the only question seemed to be whether Gov. Ige would agree to limit his power ....

... Since the launch of the Safe Travels program in October 2020, Hawaii’s tourism industry has been making a comeback ....

... the private Government Accounting Standards Board is considering rule changes that would make it easier for governments to ignore long-term liabilities when crafting short-term budgets .... 

... Nobody's life, liberty or property are ever safe when our lawmakers get together, but there could actually be some bright spots this year ....

... for the most part, Hawaii lawmakers are just guessing about how their proposed bills will affect Hawaii’s economy ....

... options to buy crypto are very limited at the moment. That’s because of a little-known rule from a little-known government organization ....

... three guests invited by Hawaii Public Radio to talk about tax bills at the Legislature this year, including the notorious SB56, many parts of which have now been attached to HB58, creating a “Frankenbill” ....

... A Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analysis finds Hawaii residents paid more than double the national average in state taxes during 2020 ....