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Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'
Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
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HB209: Tax credit to help poor really helps politicians
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:45 AM :: 7014 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...state lawmakers mostly would just be raising taxes on the rich and giving it to themselves....
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Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
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The case for short-term rentals
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:37 AM :: 6983 Views :: Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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...the home sharing economy helps locals deal with Hawaii’s cost of living....
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Saturday, May 13, 2017 |
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Grassroot Institute video goes viral
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:29 AM :: 5055 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii reached almost half a million people in just six days with a video about how locals are fleeing Hawaii’s high taxes and cost of living....
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Saturday, May 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii taxpayers about to get railroaded?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:24 AM :: 5027 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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But signs in the media, the Legislature and the governor’s office all point to a special session this summer where the tax hikes are likely to materialize....
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 |
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The Right to Couch Surf: Home-sharing in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:13 PM :: 4597 Views :: Tourism
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It's easier than ever before to rent space in your house, but a movement to crack down on home-sharing may threaten this new and evolving industry....
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Monday, May 8, 2017 |
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The Jones Act and other regulations have buried the shipping industry
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 4353 Views :: Jones Act
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Today, the U.S. has fewer shipyards than any time in the recent past. Between 2006 and 2011, the Jones Act-eligible fleet shrank by over 17 percent....
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Thursday, May 4, 2017 |
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Union salary hikes include hidden costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:09 AM :: 5326 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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That’s because when government salaries increase, so do pension promises....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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Are local families fleeing Hawaii taxes?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:37 PM :: 6455 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...the phenomenon of locals leaving Hawaii to live on the mainland has been increasing significantly in recent years....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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State not exempt from family budgeting principles
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:30 PM :: 4716 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Most families in Hawaii know that they shouldn’t spend more money than they have. But somehow, Hawaii legislators haven’t gotten the message....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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US should rethink migrant aid in West Pacific
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:26 PM :: 4125 Views :: National News
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As comprehensive policy failures go, COFA may be the best-kept secret in Washington, D.C....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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The Hill: How the Jones Act drives up the cost of food and gasoline for millions of Americans
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 5390 Views :: Jones Act
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...the Jones Act is not just a Hawaii problem — it’s a national problem....
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Friday, April 14, 2017 |
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How to Change the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:05 PM :: 4364 Views :: Jones Act
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At nearly 100 years old, it is still able to defeat reform efforts … despite a mountain of evidence that it cripples the economy, fails to achieve its aims and is badly in need of modernization....
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Monday, April 10, 2017 |
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Research surveys Jones Act costs and effects
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:19 PM :: 5444 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...Jones Act distorts U.S. economy, endangers military....
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Friday, April 7, 2017 |
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Time for change at Hawaii’s airports
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:12 PM :: 83438 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Tourism
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For Randy Perreira, head of the Hawaii Government Employees Association, the problems at Hawaii’s airports are just a matter of not enough kumbaya....
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Friday, April 7, 2017 |
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Good Citizen or "Vexatious Requester"?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:41 PM :: 6495 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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When first introduced, HB1518 put forth a very worrisome proposal....
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Friday, March 31, 2017 |
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Hawaii lawmakers barreling toward $1 billion spending increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:10 PM :: 5412 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Hawaii lawmakers would like us to believe that they are cutting the state budget in the current legislative session, but it’s not true....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 |
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Doubling Hawaii’s Food Production?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 4898 Views :: Agriculture
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...The Governor did, at least, stop short of calling it his “Five Year Plan”....
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Thursday, March 16, 2017 |
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How to fix Hawaii’s pension problem
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:29 PM :: 5324 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Hawaii’s public pension system has been operating like a Ponzi scheme....
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Thursday, March 16, 2017 |
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Study: Ige's Budget Runs Out of Money in Two Years
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:20 AM :: 4165 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige’s current budget overspends by $292 million next year....
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 |
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Grassroot Institute Urges Caution in Light of New Revenue Projection
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:12 AM :: 4994 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Watchdog Group Says State Budget Must be Reevaluated....
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Thursday, March 2, 2017 |
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What you can do to help contain taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:05 PM :: 3734 Views :: Taxes
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... the Honolulu Star-Advertiser noted with apparent alarm the “uncommonly heavy load of tax proposals still moving through both state Capitol chambers” ....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017 |
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New Study Details Driving Forces of Hawaii's Unfunded Liability Crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:54 PM :: 6883 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Unsustainable government salaries and pensions are worsening the crisis....
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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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62% Hike in Minimum Wage Hike Will Hit Consumers, Small Business Hard
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 6839 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Local business owners speak out about the minimum wage
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:17 PM :: 5572 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...if the minimum wage was increased, many grocery stores today would simply replace workers with automated tablets....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Governor Ige’s ‘cuts’ still result in big spending increases
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:01 PM :: 4405 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige announced that he would cut $220 million from his current spending plan. However, the ‘cuts’ are only reductions in proposed spending increases....
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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The Cost of Public Employment
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:52 PM :: 4921 Views :: Labor
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“Plunder! How public employee unions are raiding treasuries, controlling our lives and bankrupting the nation”
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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How to give teachers a pay raise … without raising taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:08 PM :: 6152 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...$9,450 a year more without spending a penny....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017 |
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Trump Confusing Both Liberals and Conservatives
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:45 PM :: 4209 Views :: National News
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Keli'i Akina and Andy Blom share Grassroot insights from Hawaii and DC....
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017 |
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County Employees in Hawaii make double what private sector workers make
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 PM :: 6606 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Honolulu County workers make more than neighbor island workers....
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Monday, February 6, 2017 |
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Hawaii government growing faster than private sector
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 PM :: 5214 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...New data show government outpacing private sector, pointing to an unhealthy economy....
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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Don’t mug taxpayers to pay for Hawaii’s high cost of living
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:01 AM :: 4087 Views :: Taxes
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...give everybody a pay raise--by cutting taxes....
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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SB938: End the State Rail Tax Skim
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:37 AM :: 4928 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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the Department of Taxation has been allowed to keep a full 10% of the rail surcharge for the costs of administering it, despite the fact that the law directs DOTAX to calculate how much is required for its management of the surcharge, then return the remainder to the rail project....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii public employee benefits rise 5 times faster than private sector
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 6118 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Salaries and benefits of Hawaii government workers have increased by 26 percent in the past decade....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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‘Challenging and exciting times’
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:07 PM :: 5242 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...challenging times include high shipping costs, high taxes, a high rate of public sector unionism, shaky government pension programs, inadequate housing supply and pervasive homelessness, excessive business and employment regulations, cronyism and corruption....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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SB938: Eliminate DoTax 10% Rail Skim
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:58 PM :: 5715 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Grassroot Institute Urges Legislature to Act on Surcharge "Skimming"....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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County workers in Hawaii make highest wages in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:22 PM :: 7795 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...county workers in Hawaii make a mean average wage of $61,365 a year....
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
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VIDEO: School Choice Dance 2017!
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:42 PM :: 4222 Views :: Education K-12
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Students, parents and teachers from Lanakila Baptist School held a special event this week to celebrate National School Choice Week....
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Grassroot: Stop the Return of Earmarks
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:52 PM :: 5292 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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We congratulate the Senate Republican Conference for its vote on January 10th to keep the ban on earmarks....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Hawaii Non-Governmental Workers Receive Lowest Pay in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 8458 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...non-government workers in Hawaii make, on average, $43,544 in annual pay and benefits (adjusted for cost of living) which ranks as the lowest compensation in in the nation....
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Government Mandates on Local Farmers
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:47 PM :: 4624 Views :: Agriculture
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...Baylen Linnekin is the author of Biting the Hand that Feeds Us....
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Friday, January 13, 2017 |
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Obamacare Repeal: How Will it Affect Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:22 PM :: 6031 Views :: Health Care
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Dr Goodman is one of four people who have most influenced the changes shaping our health care system....
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii pension debt rises to $12 billion, but the real debt is more like $35 billion
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:16 PM :: 5663 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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State lawmakers were in shock this week as Hawaii’s pension debt increased from $8 billion to $12 billion....
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Campaign-Finance Rules Chill Speech Unrelated to Election Campaigns
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 6172 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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Case on appeal to Supreme Court challenges "chilling effect" of campaign finance law....
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Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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State pension debt will likely get worse
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:53 PM :: 4813 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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"Our membership will live two to three years longer, which means we’ll have to pay...."
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Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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Out with Obamacare…In with Trumpcare?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 4285 Views :: Health Care
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What should the government’s role be when it comes to ensuring healthcare access for its citizens?
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Who spent Hawaii’s $1 billion surplus?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:00 AM :: 4554 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii state budget figures show a record high surplus of over $1 billion in 2016....
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Friday, December 23, 2016 |
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State Land Use Commission has not approved housing in the past 3 years
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 PM :: 6983 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...the last project to be approved was in 2013....
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