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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
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Open-records law restored, but transparency still needed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:10 AM :: 2639 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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... It’s been about 525 days since the first lockdown began ....
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Saturday, August 7, 2021 |
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From "E komo mai" to "Stay away"?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:45 PM :: 3010 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... Hawaii is more than happy to tax the golden goose of tourism. But when it comes to feeding, caring for and cleaning up after it, we can’t seem to get on the same page ....
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
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Too Many Red Flags to Ignore: OHA Must Follow Up on the CLA Report
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:44 PM :: 9638 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... I do not believe OHA Administration’s implementation plan satisfies the directive given to OHA via Act 29 ....
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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70% or 82%?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:27 PM :: 2574 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... we are witnessing the breakdown in trust that occurs when there is not enough transparency in government decision-making ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Where's the aloha for Hawaii bar owners?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:51 PM :: 2841 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s bars might be among those that have suffered the most under the confusing COVID-19 tier system ....
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Saturday, July 17, 2021 |
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Coalitions are the key to change
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:16 PM :: 2366 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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... Put together a coalition of voices behind one cause and you instantly become “strong,” worthy of attention ....
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Friday, July 9, 2021 |
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HB862: State Tourism Policy a Schizophrenic Mish-Mash
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:06 PM :: 2555 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... If you want to find something that perfectly captures Hawaii’s schizophrenic tourism policy, you couldn’t do much better than House Bill 862 ....
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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 :: 2289 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 :: 2979 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 :: 2288 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 :: 3737 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 :: 2070 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 :: 2807 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 :: 2563 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 :: 2490 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 :: 2989 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 :: 2512 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 :: 2039 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 :: 2753 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 :: 2845 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 :: 2630 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 :: 2847 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 :: 3204 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 :: 2727 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 :: 3341 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 :: 3583 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 :: 2446 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 :: 2596 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 :: 4280 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 :: 2999 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 :: 2245 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 :: 1897 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 :: 2911 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 :: 3523 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 :: 2087 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 :: 2339 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 :: 2209 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 :: 2491 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 :: 2846 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 :: 2740 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 :: 2457 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 :: 2332 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 :: 2644 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 :: 2130 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 :: 2424 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 :: 2802 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 :: 3548 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 :: 2480 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 :: 2235 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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