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Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Full Text: US Supreme Court Affirms Injunction Against Nai Aupuni
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:06 PM :: 4777 Views :: OHA
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the decision of Justice Anthony Kennedy to halt the counting of ballots or certification of results in Hawaii's race-based Native Hawaiian election....
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Friday, November 27, 2015 |
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Supreme Court Justice Hands Down Injunction Against Nai Aupuni
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:28 AM :: 11316 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy November 27 issued an injunction....
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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9th Circuit Refuses Injunction to Block Na’i Aupuni
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:06 PM :: 6990 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal 9th Circuit Ruling to Supreme Court....
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Student Loan
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:43 PM :: 4468 Views :: Higher Education
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...students on 110 campuses across the nation rallied and marched as part of a movement called the Million Student March....
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Hawaii Loses Ground in Business Tax Climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 4992 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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State falls to #31 in national ranking....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 |
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Let's Create a Higher Standard for Ethical Government
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:44 PM :: 4747 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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If we want to see more responsible and accountable government, then it's up to the public to set the standard for what ethical government looks like....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 |
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Video: Fixing What's Wrong with Welfare
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:25 PM :: 4455 Views :: Family
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...the War on Poverty has launched a massive bureaucracy and a plethora of government programs that have negatively impacted the American family....
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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Does Central Control of our Schools Produce Bad Policy?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 AM :: 3214 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii has earned an overall grade of C- for school policy, down from a grade of C in 2000....
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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Video: Why Privatize State Hospitals?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:43 AM :: 3884 Views :: Health Care
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Leonard Gilroy, editor of the widely-read Annual Privatization Report, is an expert in how local, state, and federal governments are bringing competition to public services....
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Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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Taxing & Regulating Small Business to Death: Hawaii's Business Climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 5101 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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A panel discussion on the barriers to economic prosperity for businesses in Hawaii....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Grassroot Institute Launches Maui Radio Program
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:09 AM :: 4431 Views :: Maui County
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Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina launches a one-hour program on Maui's 1110AM KAOI....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Half a Million Dollars of Public Pension Money Paid to Dead People in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:13 AM :: 6128 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...at least 134 deceased persons received over-payments from the Employee Retirement System, with some over-payments in excess of $50,000....
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Monday, October 26, 2015 |
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Plaintiffs File Appeal in Lawsuit Against Unconstitutional Na’i Aupuni Election
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:22 PM :: 6602 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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...Today, the Plaintiffs in Akina v. State of Hawai’i filed an appeal from the Order of Judge Michael Seabright denying their motion to halt a race-based election to establish a Hawaiian tribe in violation of the Constitution....
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Friday, October 23, 2015 |
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Grassroot: Plaintiffs Intend to Continue Fight Against Unconstitutional Election
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:46 PM :: 7237 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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....the effort to stop the state's unconstitutional Native Hawaiian election is far from over....
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Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
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Akina v Hawaii: The Documents
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:55 PM :: 5844 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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... Key documents from lawsuit challenging OHA's fake Indian Tribe ....
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Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
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Video: The Affordable Housing Business with Stanford Carr
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 5676 Views :: Development, Homelessness
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...Keli'i Akina speaks with developer Stanford Carr about the business of affordable housing, homelessness, and the housing shortage in Hawaii....
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Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
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State's Grab for Private Sector Jobs is a Giant Step Backward
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:01 PM :: 3782 Views :: Labor
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...plans to transition at least 99 contracts involving hundreds of jobs from from the private sector to government paid positions....
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Friday, October 16, 2015 |
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Kauai Overtime Expenditures Out of Taxpayer’s Pockets
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:12 AM :: 5085 Views :: Kauai County, Labor
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In Hawaii, overtime is calculated into a public employee’s pension....
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Promising Too Much Endangers Hawaii's Fiscal Health
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:48 AM :: 4327 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...when a child is born in Hawaii, he or she can count on $26,500 in debt that the state owes per citizen....
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Video: Free Market Solutions to Homelessness with Victor Geminiani
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:43 AM :: 3884 Views :: Homelessness
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...Keli'i Akina speaks with Victor Geminiani of the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice about probable solutions to homelessness and affordable housing in Hawaii....
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Monday, October 5, 2015 |
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US Scores Near Bottom in International Tax Competitiveness
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:18 AM :: 3383 Views :: Taxes
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The US came in 32nd out of 34 OECD countries, topping only Italy and France....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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Indian Tribe for Hawaii? Grassroot Challenges Interior's End Run Around Congress
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:29 PM :: 5447 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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On multiple occasions, Congress considered--and decided not to pass--the Akaka Bill....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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10 things Hawaii Can Do So That Everyone Gets Richer
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:11 PM :: 5320 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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There are two approaches to meeting the needs of the least advantaged in society....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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Video: Democrats Breaking the Mold (with Rep. Sharon Har)
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 5971 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Keli'i Akina speaks with Hawaii District 42 Representative Sharon Har about a different approach to Democratic Party politics in Hawaii....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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VIDEO: Free Market Solutions to Homelessness and Affordable Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:51 PM :: 4649 Views :: Homelessness
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The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and Think Tech Hawaii host Free Market Solutions to Homelessness and Affordable Housing, with Dr. Keli'i Akina....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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VIDEO: How Surfing the Nations Transformed Downtown Wahiawa
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 AM :: 7562 Views :: Development, Religion
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Keli'i Akina speaks with Tom and Cindy Bauer of Surfing the Nations about the incredible transformation in Wahiawa....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Video: Why are there so few doctors in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:01 PM :: 4475 Views :: Health Care
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...guest host Joe Kent speaks with physician Kyle Varner about the shortage of doctors in the Aloha state....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Permission to Work in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:26 AM :: 5164 Views :: Small Business
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Should you need permission to work in Hawaii? According to Hawaii’s occupational licensing laws, the answer is yes....
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Hawaii Free Market Solutions to Homelessness & Affordable Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:44 PM :: 4732 Views :: Homelessness
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A panel discussion on the economic roots of and solutions to Hawaii's biggest issue....
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Monday, August 31, 2015 |
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Plaintiffs Ask Court to Shut Down Nai Aupuni Immediately
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:14 PM :: 6517 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The plaintiffs in the suit against the State of Hawaii and its agencies to stop the racially exclusive election and constitutional convention to establish a native Hawaiians-only nation (Keli’i Akina, et al v. The State of Hawaii, et al) have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction....
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Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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Manufacturing a (Tax) Problem
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:55 PM :: 7253 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Hawaii's tax structure is 2nd-worst in the US for labor-intensive manufacturing....
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Friday, August 21, 2015 |
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Hawaii & The USA: A Union Worth Celebrating!
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:13 PM :: 5005 Views :: Hawaii History
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In 1959, Governor William Quinn presided over the greatest celebration Hawaii’s people had ever seen....
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Monday, August 17, 2015 |
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Suing to Preserve the Aloha Spirit
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:21 PM :: 4849 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Live-Streamed Starting at 2PM today....
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Saturday, August 15, 2015 |
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Maui's New Public-Private Partnerships--Panel Discussion on Possibilities and Challenges Ahead
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:02 PM :: 6383 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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Mayor Alan Arakawa
Dr. David Ulin of Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Nicole Apoliona of the Kula Hospital, Maui
Dr. Gerard Livaudais, of Hawaii Pacific Health
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Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Kanaiolowalu, Na'i Aupuni, OHA
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:53 PM :: 7763 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections, OHA
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“Who would believe that in this day and age U.S. citizens are being denied access to the right to vote explicitly because of their race and their points of view?”
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Video: New Allies for Jones Act Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:48 PM :: 4049 Views :: Jones Act
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What was once seen as a partisan concern is gaining ground as common sense economics....
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Kelii Akina vs Kanaiolowalu: Next Steps
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 4891 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...many are wondering what the next steps will be....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Democrats for Education Reform: 'Power to the Local School'
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:38 PM :: 5979 Views :: Democratic Party, Education K-12
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...working to reform the public education system....
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015 |
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Full Text: Kanaiolowalu Roll Published
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:13 PM :: 7254 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Because this is a large document, it will take some time to load completely....
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Saturday, July 18, 2015 |
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Clean Energy? Kicking Hawaii Consumers When They're Already Down
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:53 PM :: 5257 Views :: Energy, Taxes
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...fuel taxes are "highly regressive," meaning that they hurt the poor the most....
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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Overtime Expenditures Out of Taxpayers’ Pockets
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:48 AM :: 4923 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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One common way public employees increase their pensions is by maximizing overtime....
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 |
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Grassroot Institute Urges DOI to Refrain from Intruding in Native Hawaiian Affairs
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:47 PM :: 4134 Views :: DHHL
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...official comments submitted to the Department of Interior....
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Friday, July 3, 2015 |
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The Ethics Commission Needs Ethics!
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:02 AM :: 4703 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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The Honolulu City Ethics Commission has just adopted a new policy that minimizes government transparency....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 |
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Video: A Fiscal Cliff for Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 5276 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Senate Minority Budget Director Paul Harleman about the current economic status of Hawaii and his concerns for the state's future financial stability....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 |
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TMT Delay Worsens Hawaii's Perception as Worst State for Business
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:02 PM :: 6453 Views :: Greenmail, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii has just won last place in the latest ranking of business climates among the fifty states....
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Monday, June 29, 2015 |
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Grassroot Institute Publishes HART Check Register
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:16 PM :: 5608 Views :: Rail
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The HART check register can be viewed here ....
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 |
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Video: Adventures of a Monsanto Agronomist
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:34 PM :: 6285 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...Keli'i Akina speaks with Monsanto agronomist Dan Clegg about the latest....
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 |
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Full Text: Court Orders Release of Kanaiolowalu Roll
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:56 AM :: 5723 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...official order from the Honorable Jeannette Castagnetti ordering the NHRC to disclose the list....
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Media: Court Orders Release of Native Hawaiian Roll
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:56 AM :: 4956 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...highlights of the media coverage of the decision....
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Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Big Island Press Club: Keeping Government Transparent
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 PM :: 5775 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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Thursday, June 18, from noon until 1:30 at Restaurant Kenichi in Hilo....
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