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Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Why Hawaii should consider the ‘Tokyo model’ for housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 PM :: 2259 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s zoning, land-use and other homebuilding restrictions have led to Hawaii having “one of the worst housing markets in the country, and even internationally.” ....
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Friday, July 22, 2022 |
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Biden misses opportunity to cut fuel costs via Jones Act waiver
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 1890 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Even supporters of the 102-year-old federal shipping law admit that its restrictions on competition add to the cost of our fuels ....
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Saturday, July 16, 2022 |
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Maui’s sky-high home prices a ‘self-inflicted wound’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:47 AM :: 2958 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Maui Council Bill 107 could cause homebuilders to stop building affordable homes ....
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Friday, July 15, 2022 |
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Governor comes through on ‘gut and replace’ but disappoints on emergency powers reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:18 AM :: 1736 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Gov. Ige vetoed HB1147, which the Legislature approved via an illegal practice, but also vetoed SB3089, which was a setback for liberty ....
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Thursday, July 7, 2022 |
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How to ‘fix’ the Jones Act?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:34 AM :: 2144 Views :: Jones Act
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"... The Jones Act increases the cost of food and virtually all other products in Hawaii and needs to be fixed ...."
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Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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Ige right to veto bill OK’d via ‘gut and replace’
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:51 PM :: 1609 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... HB 1147 originally started out as a capital improvements project bill in 2021, but this year lawmakers removed the projects and replaced them with operating appropriations for HTA ....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
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SB3089: Ige Threatens Veto of Emergency Powers Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:26 AM :: 1683 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... SB3089 would ensure checks and balances during times of emergency ....
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Saturday, June 25, 2022 |
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Rail: Feds Urged to be Skeptical of HART 'Recovery Plan'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:43 AM :: 1977 Views :: Rail
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...HART’s new plan appears to contain “overly optimistic assumptions about revenues, ridership and costs, and this could saddle local taxpayers with unstated liabilities in the future.”....
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Saturday, June 18, 2022 |
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Jones Act lobby feeling the heat as calls for waivers or reform increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:47 PM :: 1625 Views :: Jones Act
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... A confluence of events both in Hawaii and nationwide has led to a growing chorus of voices calling for either waivers from or reform of the federal maritime law known as the Jones Act ....
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Saturday, June 18, 2022 |
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Evidence keeps rolling in against proposed minimum-wage increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:42 PM :: 1831 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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“...Evidence of the Unintended Labor Scheduling Implications of the Minimum Wage....”
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Sunday, June 12, 2022 |
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Call for Jones Act reform gaining momentum
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1756 Views :: Jones Act
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... The drumbeat for Jones Act reform has been growing louder ....
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Saturday, June 4, 2022 |
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Want more housing? Try economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 1745 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... it’s technically easier to build a house for Oprah than it is to build houses for average families ....
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Friday, June 3, 2022 |
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How to increase housing and ease homelessness in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:26 PM :: 1868 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... six major layers of housing regulation: the state Land Use Commission, county plans, community plans, county zoning, special management area permitting and the historic districts ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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How to Make Housing Affordable in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:45 PM :: 2510 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hint: It's not because of “empty homes,” short-term rentals, “outside investors” or other distractions ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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What went down at the 2022 Hawaii Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:38 PM :: 1676 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the good, the bad and the ugly ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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Oahu’s problematic short-term rental ban
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:55 AM :: 2501 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Have you been renting out a room to help pay your mortgage? ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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New U.S. Census Bureau data erases Hawaii’s 2010-2020 population growth
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 1792 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The U.S. Census Bureau overestimated Hawaii’s 2020 population by 6.79%, or 98,812 people, according to an internal review released this month of the 2020 census. ...
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Gov. Ige urged to review new research before deciding on minimum-wage hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:56 PM :: 1821 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... A popular 2010 study claiming minimum-wage hikes do not cause ‘economic shocks’ has just been reanalyzed and overturned ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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VIDEO: 2022 Legislature still addicted to spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:17 PM :: 2700 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... praiseworthy was the passage of a bill that will limit the state’s emergency powers, if the governor lets it become law ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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COVID rules being lifted, but don’t cheer yet
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:58 PM :: 1471 Views :: COVID-19
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... these restrictions can easily be reinstated with the stroke of a pen because our state’s emergency-management law has not changed ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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Short-term rental ban will disrupt Honolulu economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:56 PM :: 2452 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... a new city enforcement division consisting of seven new employees whose sole duty will be to ferret out Honolulu homeowners who dare to rent out their homes or parts of their homes for less than 90 days ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Can Youth Solve Hawaii Housing Crisis?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:38 PM :: 1968 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Gen-Xers and millennials are “the most viscerally affected by the cost of housing and forced to leave the state to pursue a life elsewhere” ....
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022 |
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How the Jones Act transfers critical industry and jobs overseas
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 1694 Views :: Jones Act
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... with only 96 large oceangoing Jones Act-qualified ships left — down from 257 in 1980 — it is pretty clear the law has failed ....
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
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Swimming in money, legislators could easily add to debt burden
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:47 AM :: 2252 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... What one hand might be giving, the other might be taking away by spending money on things that could come back to haunt us ....
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Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
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‘Deliberative process’ loophole would encourage secrecy
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:44 AM :: 1714 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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... a statutory exemption to Hawaii’s open records law ....
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Friday, April 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii Legislative Session: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:16 PM :: 1809 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Numerous bills aimed at increasing our taxes have been shelved, and some good measures actually have a chance of passing ....
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Friday, April 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii Land Use Policy Designed to Keep Housing Expensive
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:06 PM :: 1916 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Research showing the need to liberalize Hawaii’s land-use and zoning laws is out there for all to see, and more is forthcoming ....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022 |
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‘Empty homes’ tax resolution has good intentions, but that’s all
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:22 PM :: 1513 Views :: Taxes
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... penalizing homeowners, driving up already sky-high taxes, implementing privacy-invasive and severe enforcement measures and providing little to benefit to residents in need of affordable housing ....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022 |
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Minimum Wage Hike a good way to put more people out of work
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:16 PM :: 1429 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... HB2510 HD2 SD1 that proposes increasing Hawaii’s mandatory minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 while reducing the tip credit to zero over the same period ....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022 |
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How the Jones Act helps thwart ‘Buy American’ policy
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:55 PM :: 1766 Views :: Jones Act
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... pathways to policy failure ....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022 |
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SB2695 SD2 HD1 a needless delay tactic for cryptocurrency
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 1476 Views :: Small Business
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... This requirement has made it nearly impossible for cryptocurrency companies to do business in Hawaii ....
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Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
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Maui Council unanimously approves resolution seeking Jones Act waiver -- Hawaii County Next?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:47 PM :: 2446 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Jones Act
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... Hawaii County Council member Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder said today he also is planning to introduce a resolution soon seeking a Hawaii waiver from the Jones Act ....
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Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
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SB514: $100 Taxpayer Refund is Still Possible
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:36 PM :: 1747 Views :: Tax Credits
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... The state of Hawaii is currently enjoying a nearly $4 billion budget windfall ....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
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Bill would add much-needed oversight of state’s emergency powers
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 PM :: 1840 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... SB3089 SD2 HD1 would amend the state’s emergency-management statute to clarify that the powers granted for emergency purposes should not be inconsistent with the Hawaii Constitution, require justification for the suspension of laws and place limits on such suspensions, and allow the Legislature or county councils to terminate an emergency, in part or in whole, by a two-thirds vote. ...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022 |
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‘Shipping security’ more Jones Act shibai
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:52 PM :: 1656 Views :: Jones Act
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... the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s contract with the Pacific Maritime Association, a maritime employer representative, ends in July 2022 ....
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Monday, March 28, 2022 |
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Discouraging short-term rentals won’t ease housing shortage
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:47 AM :: 2000 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Honolulu rents since 2018 have continued to increase, despite a downturn in short-term rental stays during that time frame ....
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Monday, March 28, 2022 |
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‘Empty homes’ tax will not achieve goal
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:42 AM :: 1927 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... an empty homes tax would have the effect of penalizing homeowners, driving up already sky-high taxes, implementing privacy-invasive and severe enforcement measures and providing little to benefit to residents in need of affordable housing ....
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Saturday, March 26, 2022 |
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Do it for Hawaii: Waive the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:19 AM :: 2432 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... Maui council member plans to offer JA waiver resolution ....
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Thursday, March 24, 2022 |
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Open-records exemption would open Pandora’s box
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:48 PM :: 1838 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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... a deliberative process exemption to the UIPA would be little more than a loophole by which state agencies could evade records requests ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii's leading newspaper supports Jones Act waiver
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:34 PM :: 1689 Views :: Jones Act
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... The Honolulu Star-Advertiser adds its voice to those urging special consideration for Hawaii during the current fuel crisis ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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Five myths that pervade the minimum-wage debate
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:54 PM :: 1755 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... increasing the state’s legal minimum wage can result in unemployment ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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HB1837 HD1 a good vehicle for identifying Hawaii housing barriers
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:44 PM :: 1803 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... first step toward identifying the regulatory barriers that restrain homebuilding in Hawaii and has led to the state’s notoriously high cost of housing ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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ALOHA homes proposal 'fundamentally flawed'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:49 AM :: 1588 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... the ALOHA homes program as currently envisioned in this bill would result in an expensive, nonsustainable government project that would fail to effectively assist those it is intended to help ....
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Saturday, March 12, 2022 |
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Jones Act waiver request for fuel imports goes national
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:04 AM :: 2161 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Keli'i Akina writes about it in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser while U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii sends a waiver request of his own ....
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Saturday, March 12, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Grassroot Institute Celebrates 20 Years
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:16 AM :: 3139 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Republican Party, Small Business, Taxes
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... several hundred attendees were treated to good food, inspirational speakers, terrific entertainment and great camaraderie ....
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Friday, March 4, 2022 |
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Bill 9: ‘Empty homes’ tax won’t fulfill intention
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:57 PM :: 2084 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Bill 9 would impose a 3% property tax surcharge ....
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Friday, March 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii Needs Jones Act Waiver for Fuel Imports
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:24 AM :: 2301 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... Par Hawaii's suspension of oil imports from Russia underscores the need for Hawaii to achieve greater oil-purchasing flexibility ....
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