Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

“When combined with their share of the state debt, Honolulu taxpayers each owe $61,300.”

... 300 U.S. shipyards closed between 1983 and 2013, with only four shipyards remaining as of July 2021 that build large oceangoing ships for the commercial market ....

... the Jones Act cost the U.S. economy $11.1 billion ....

... The New York measure upon which this Honolulu resolution is based is already being challenged in court and has been criticized for its intrusions ....

... “Yes,” Weinberg said. “You are going to mess up Hawaii’s finances.” ....

... The $30,000 gift from one of Hawaii's most important foundations marks an "exciting development" in the history of the institute ....

... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....

... many Hawaii residents were disappointed by the failure of the Legislature to approve HB103, which would have placed limits on the governor’s emergency powers ....

... We hear almost every day from Hawaii residents who are thinking of leaving, or from former Hawaii residents who already have left ....

... The Grassroot Institute has produced a handy guide addressing five key arguments that Jones Act defenders just won't let die ....

... Bill Comerford tells how Hawaii’s arbitrary lockdowns turned his world upside down ....

... The territory’s exemption from the U.S.-build mandate of the Jones Act should apply to all U.S. ports to boost competition and lower costs ....

... Over the past four years, Hawaii’s population has declined by more than 22,000 people, equaling the third-fastest population decline per capita in the entire nation ....

... Some old laws have withstood the test of time. Some haven’t ....

... how the protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act complicates life in the these outlying states and territories ....

... free webinar on July 12, how the 1920 law suppresses prosperity in communities dependent on waterborne imports ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keli'i Akina says the list reflects a commendable effort to avoid increasing Hawaii's taxpayer burden ....

... there are at least eight separate federal Jones Acts ....

... The Alaska Tourism Restoration Act provides the Last Frontier temporary relief from the 135-year-old PVSA, which requires foreign-flagged vessels carrying passengers between U.S. ports to stop in a foreign port as part of the itinerary .... 

... the most expensive megaproject per capita in the world ....

“...People need to know what the options are and what the costs are, and what the real future of rail looks like....”

... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....

... If the 2,186-passenger cruise liner were redeployed or retired today, there would be no comparable ship to replace it under federal law ....

... Jones Act carriers claim China is a threat to America’s maritime industry, but when they need cheap repairs, they know where to go ....

... The document, marked “CONFIDENTIAL (NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION),” says that stopping the rail at Middle Street could lower costs, provide long-term flexibility for route changes and fleet expansion, and benefit from future driverless technologies .... 

... This bill was so close to the finish line that the only question seemed to be whether Gov. Ige would agree to limit his power ....

... Since the launch of the Safe Travels program in October 2020, Hawaii’s tourism industry has been making a comeback ....

... the private Government Accounting Standards Board is considering rule changes that would make it easier for governments to ignore long-term liabilities when crafting short-term budgets .... 

... Nobody's life, liberty or property are ever safe when our lawmakers get together, but there could actually be some bright spots this year ....

... for the most part, Hawaii lawmakers are just guessing about how their proposed bills will affect Hawaii’s economy ....

... options to buy crypto are very limited at the moment. That’s because of a little-known rule from a little-known government organization ....

... three guests invited by Hawaii Public Radio to talk about tax bills at the Legislature this year, including the notorious SB56, many parts of which have now been attached to HB58, creating a “Frankenbill” ....

... A Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analysis finds Hawaii residents paid more than double the national average in state taxes during 2020 ....

... Keli’i Akina says House members should have aimed to pay off more debt instead of go on a record-breaking spending spree ....

... it is doubtful any of Hawaii’s proposed tax increases this year will, if enacted, achieve the goal of increasing state revenues. More likely, they will further damage the economy and prompt even more of our family, friends and neighbors to move away ....

... There are few things more nonsensical than encouraging doctors to leave a state during a pandemic, but that is exactly what the Hawaii State Legislature is doing .... 

... I have a 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom house on half an acre with a view that stretches to a river, and that house costs me $539,000 ....

... the Hawaii Tax Review Commission conducts a systematic review of Hawaii’s tax structure ....

... Hawaii's Legislature is about halfway through its 2021 session, and if we're lucky, the good will outweigh the bad when it's over ....

... SB56 contains so many tax increases it's hard to fathom, yet at the end of the day, only one Hawaii senator opposed it ....

... A Maui bill to increase affordability requirements is the backdrop for a discussion on how current housing policy can be improved ....

... Like Hawaii, Alaska relies heavily on tourism .... 

... Alaska's tourism industry is in deep trouble because foreign cruise ships may not carry passengers between U.S. ports without a foreign stop ....

... the ALOHA homes program as currently envisioned in SB1 likely would result in an expensive, non-sustainable government project that would fail ....

... many tax increases, fees, and surcharges that have been proposed this legislative session. Hawaii residents are already among the most taxed in the country; the state has the second highest overall tax burden in the U.S. ....

... every proposal in the 2021 Legislature that would increase Hawaii's tax burden ....

... The governor’s continued exercise of extended unilateral power also has called into question the legality of the state’s emergency powers law ....

... The Governmental Accounting Standards Boards is considering letting states count loans as "revenues" to balance their budgets ....

... increasing Hawaii's tax burden at a time when its economy is in its worst depression ever ....

... lift zoning restrictions that hamper creative solutions to the lack of affordable housing ....