Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

The old arguments in favor of the Act are no longer persuasive in light of the overwhelming evidence that it raises the cost of living....

... According to ITEP, payment of sales and excise taxes takes up an average of 11% of family income for the poorest 20% of earners ....

...the effect of this bill is to burden the compliant small businesses and owner/operator establishments by creating a system that favors larger rental companies and hotels....

...Judicial Watch and former Hawaii Attorney General Michael Lilly are filing suit to compel the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to release the list to the public....

Liabilities everywhere: The rail project, the failing state hospital system, overdue maintenance on state buildings and campuses, underfunded public worker pensions and health insurance, and so much more....

Hawaii is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to the citizen tax burden....

...Grassroot Institute has been busy tracking legislation that threatens or promotes free market principles and individual liberty....

The state paid nearly $60 million in overtime pay last year....

...managers had set up a special module in the cost reporting software that allowed them to change prices....

...the state is frequently singled out as having one of the most burdensome tax systems in the nation....

...it is necessary to take bold action and embrace policies that improve the state’s business climate....

To allow the denial of requests on the grounds that they may be embarrassing, inconvenient, or unfair would permit the withholding of exactly the type of information and records that the law was designed to expose....

...a new state-by-state comparison puts Hawaii as #1 in terms of the gap between the income residents earn and the cost of housing....

...the measures proposed stop short of what is needed for long-term reform and robust development of the Hawaii economy....

...Danny Kaleikini speaks in this Martin Luther King Day interview as an ambassador for racial harmony....

Senator John McCain introduced a measure to modify the Jones Act so that American ship companies can purchase their ships from our allies....

Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 4:30PM William S Richardson School of Law ....

Professor and Transportation expert, Panos Prevedouros joins host Keli'i Akina to discuss Oahu's fixed-rail project....

In Hawaii, we have the right to transparency. We just don’t have actual transparency....

Merritt and Anthony are prepared to speak about their case publicly, which will be the first time they are able to do this in Hawaii....

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kam Napier (Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Business News) about the noteworthy events of 2014....

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kalbert Young (outgoing Director of Finance, State of Hawaii) about the current financial conditions of the state of Hawaii....

...Host Keli'i Akina speaks with former POW, decorated serviceman and author Capt. Jerry Coffee....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii discusses the proposed 11-point action plan of the new governor of Hawaii, David Ige....

...currently, the state pension plan is only about 61% funded....

Low Ranking on Small Business Policy Index Points to Need for Economic Reform....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Darrel Galera (President) and Roberta Mayor (Board Member) of the Hawaii Center for Instructional Leadership about their work to reform education in Hawaii....

"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....

...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....

Keli'i Akina interviews Ron Iwami and Tom Iwai....

"We actually share some important common goals with the Sovereignty activists."

State Senator Sam Slom is interviewed by Keali’i Akina on the November 10 edition of “Think Tech Hawaii”....

...the state may one day be forced to break the promise it made to its employees regarding their pensions and benefits....

Emphasis should be on creating opportunity, stronger economy....

When Election Day comes, voters never seem to get a chance to reduce government spending....

...what he hopes to accomplish with a newly established educational think-tank....

“...a number of serious hard decisions need to be made financially for our state budget.”

...The government bought ice here so no one else could buy the ice....

...allow the purchase of less expensive but more efficient foreign-built ferries....

A study of labor force participation in all 50 states ranks Hawaii at 42 in the nation....

Mr. Ahu shares his political philosophy with Dr. Akina, and fields some tough questions....

...Grassroot President Keli’i Akina interviews Cam Cavasso, who is currently running to represent Hawaii in the U.S. Senate....

...Grassroot Institute hosts first event of its kind in this election cycle, challenges candidates on a wide variety of topics....

...Friday, August 22, 2014, 12 Noon, Pacific Club, Honolulu....

Hawaii remains among the worst 5 states for taxpayer burden of debt and continues to use overly optimistic accounting....

...Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina gives strong message of unity on Hawaii Statehood Day....

...we’re paying a premium not because of the distance from commodities that can be sold, but because of taxes and hidden costs of transportation....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina sits down with Andrew Walden, Founder and Editor of Hawai'i Free Press....

...the CCA approach was discussed at the “Electric Utilities: The Future Is Not What It Used To Be” conference....