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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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New report removes divisive distraction
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:25 PM :: 1778 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... It is tempting to look for scapegoats when we talk about Hawaii’s housing crisis ....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
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How to reduce permit delays for Hawaii homebuilding
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:55 AM :: 3080 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business
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... in Hawaii County, residential permits take about 143 days to issue. In Honolulu, it’s 108 days for residential projects and 432 days for commercial projects over $1 million ....
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Monday, August 1, 2022 |
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Empowering Native Hawaiians to Own Homes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:09 PM :: 2218 Views :: DHHL, OHA
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"...We’ve been renters all our lives...."
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Saturday, July 30, 2022 |
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Emergency orders our newest emergency
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:23 PM :: 1638 Views :: COVID-19
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... The right way requires the involvement of the Legislature. It might be slower, but it is constitutional, democratic and results in real, lasting change ....
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Sunday, July 24, 2022 |
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How to take politics out of housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:39 PM :: 1879 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... The most recent example of this comes from Maui, where just this week the County Council killed a housing project that would have created 28 affordable units in Kihei ....
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022 |
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Maui Council on verge of worsening housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:58 AM :: 2167 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The assumption is that they would simply have to take that additional loss ....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
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Hawaii’s love-hate relationship with tourism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:56 AM :: 1482 Views :: Tourism
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... It’s not just Hawaii residents who are being priced out of paradise. Slowly but surely, tourists are also wondering whether they can still afford to visit here ....
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Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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Support emergency powers reform in spirit of July 4th
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:55 PM :: 1503 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Earlier this week, Gov. David Ige announced his “intent to veto” SB3089, a bill that aims to reform the state’s emergency powers law ....
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Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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A Quick Guide to the OHA Elections
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:59 AM :: 3668 Views :: Office of Elections, OHA
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... there are 18 candidates for six OHA trustee positions ....
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022 |
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Time to get real about rail
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 2245 Views :: Rail
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... It was sold to the public on the promise that it would only cost about $4 billion, that it would be completed by 2019 and that the general excise tax surcharge associated with it would end by 2022 ....
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
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Why Panos Prevedouros Left Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:47 AM :: 3554 Views :: Higher Education, Rail, Cost of Living
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... The former chairman of the University of Hawaii’s civil engineering department says aloha ....
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Sunday, June 19, 2022 |
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We can do something about inflation
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:17 AM :: 1544 Views :: Economy
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... From a rate of 1.9% in 2018, inflation jumped to 7.1% in 2021 and was 8.2% as of April 2022 ....
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 |
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Good news/bad news about cryptocurrency in Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:15 PM :: 1893 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Hawaii’s policymakers haven’t given up the dream of regulating it into oblivion ....
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Monday, May 30, 2022 |
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Auē! All four counties are planning spending sprees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:30 PM :: 2504 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s gross domestic product is down by 4.43% since 2019, yet even as the economy suffers, all four counties seem determined to spend like crazy ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Civic involvement is key to saving Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:18 PM :: 1730 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... efforts to reform the state’s emergency powers law; reduce barriers to housing; bring taxes, debt and state spending under control ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Questions persist about viability of Honolulu rail
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:05 PM :: 1948 Views :: Rail
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... the one thing we can rely on concerning the Honolulu rail project is the long list of unanswered questions ....
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Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
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'Good Questions' still bedevil Honolulu rail
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:08 PM :: 1815 Views :: Rail
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... Iwasa has valuable insights into the operations of the rail project because she also is a non-voting member of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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Helping Native Hawaiians Obtain Financial Capital
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:34 AM :: 2178 Views :: DHHL, OHA, Small Business
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... There are many success stories of Native Hawaiians benefiting from financial capital through the NHRLF ....
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Monday, May 2, 2022 |
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Are we on the verge of a historic change in state tourism policy?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:34 AM :: 1718 Views :: Tourism
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... the state Hawaii Tourism Authority might receive no funding at all ....
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Monday, April 25, 2022 |
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Vacation rental ban won’t solve Hawaii housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:25 PM :: 2424 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Oahu tightened the screws in 2019. Yet, housing prices still went up. Even when vacation rental usage declined during the lockdowns, it didn’t result in a significant drop in housing costs....
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Saturday, April 16, 2022 |
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UHERO is my new housing policy hero
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:56 PM :: 2304 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Delays, zoning rules and a long pathway to approval make homebuilding difficult and expensive ....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 |
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Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers; Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:06 AM :: 1748 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... A bill to limit the governor’s emergency power is nearing the legislative finish line ....
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Saturday, April 9, 2022 |
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Hawaii taxpayers deserve a rebate — a big one
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:48 PM :: 1793 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Simply allowing the market to operate helped create a windfall in state revenues ....
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Friday, April 1, 2022 |
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Akina: Success of OHA’s Grants Program is a Strong Reason to Increase OHA’s PLT Share
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:22 PM :: 1843 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... there had been serious concerns over the integrity of the program, including concerns over favoritism ....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
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Minimum wage mostly hurts the people it is intended to help
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:20 AM :: 2016 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... evidence on the effect of minimum wages on employment, skills, wage and income distributions, and longer-term labor market outcomes ....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022 |
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We can breathe freely again; what have we learned?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:09 PM :: 1716 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... it is not possible to turn an economy on and off like a light switch ....
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Sunday, March 13, 2022 |
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Can we please try some housing policies that work, like the ‘Tokyo model’?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:18 PM :: 2557 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii had robust housing construction up until about 1972 or 1973, but then it collapsed and it has never recovered ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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'Tokyo Model' Can Create More Housing for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:00 PM :: 2424 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... how Tokyo’s deregulation of its housing market resulted in more housing availability and affordable housing prices ....
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Saturday, March 5, 2022 |
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No More Russian Oil: Rep Ed Case Seeks Jones Act Waiver
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:41 PM :: 2648 Views :: Energy, Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... with the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the 101-year-old federal maritime law is even being recognized as a danger to Hawaii’s energy security ....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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Hawai'i Supreme Court Ends Deceptive Legislative Practice
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:33 AM :: 2135 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The practice of gut-and-replace allowed state lawmakers to pass laws without a full set of public hearings ....
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Saturday, February 26, 2022 |
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Jones Act a threat to Hawaii security?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:57 PM :: 2376 Views :: Jones Act, Military, Cost of Living
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... for years, Hawaii has been getting about one-third of its crude oil from Russia ....
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Sunday, February 20, 2022 |
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Election year or not, higher taxes are on the Legislature’s agenda
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:17 AM :: 1796 Views :: Taxes
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... Watching proposed tax hikes make their way through the Legislature has become an annual tradition ....
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Monday, February 14, 2022 |
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More sunshine would help combat corruption in Hawaii Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:14 AM :: 1767 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... At times, it’s nearly impossible to know exactly why a bill was killed or who was for or against it. Such things happen behind the scenes ....
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
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Evening Tour of ʻIolani Palace: A Walk Through the Past
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:43 AM :: 3255 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA
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... the first evening tour of the ʻIolani Palace held in over a year ....
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Saturday, January 29, 2022 |
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Minimum debate over minimum wage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:44 PM :: 3587 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... the Senate has tried to avoid any real debate on the issue ....
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Saturday, January 22, 2022 |
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Short-term rentals a convenient scapegoat?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:07 PM :: 3015 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Based on how short-term vacation rentals are so often portrayed, I wouldn’t blame you if you thought their owners were all terrible people ....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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Bill 41 Could Squash Short-term Rentals
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:47 AM :: 3491 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Honolulu Council Bill 41, that would limit "short-term” rentals on Oahu to no less than 180 days at a time ....
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Sunday, January 16, 2022 |
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Unemployment insurance mess back to haunt us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:37 AM :: 1932 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...Just like they were a year ago at this time, the businesses that provide jobs to the state’s civilian workforce are in danger of having their annual unemployment taxes skyrocket....
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Monday, January 10, 2022 |
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Cryptocurrency in Hawaii at a crossroads
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:38 PM :: 2117 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Will Hawaii be able to benefit from the cryptocurrency boom? ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii budget needs lifestyle change in 2022
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:55 PM :: 1899 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the result of years of indulgence and bad habits ....
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Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
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Native Hawaiian Access to Healthcare is a Symptom of a Statewide Problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:38 PM :: 3425 Views :: Health Care, OHA, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... “Hawaiʻi is the ʻmost hostile health environment to practice in," physician says ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Take heart: We represent the mainstream
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:00 AM :: 2222 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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... these are majority opinions in our state ....
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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Hawaii’s Healthcare Shortage: Hawaii Island Residents Concerned
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:41 AM :: 2969 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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... Residents on Hawaii island are voicing their concerns about the shortage of healthcare, according to Lisa Rantz, executive director of the Hilo Medical Center Foundation ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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Meals & Mahalo Nui to the Heroes of the Pandemic
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:08 PM :: 1950 Views :: OHA, COVID-19
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... Zip codes with a high concentration of Native Hawaiian residents became “hot zones” ....
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Saturday, November 20, 2021 |
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'Certificate of Need' stands in way of improving healthcare in Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:45 PM :: 1941 Views :: Health Care
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... Since 2006, state officials have rejected over $200 million worth of certificate-of-need requests, which would have added more than 200 hospital beds to meet Hawaii’s medical needs ....
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Friday, November 19, 2021 |
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COVID-19 regulations aren’t cost-free
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:16 PM :: 2263 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... ignoring the full cost is tantamount to malpractice ....
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
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Good riddance to ‘gut and replace’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:23 PM :: 2134 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot Institute submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of the plaintiffs, arguing that the practice was eroding public trust in government and short-circuiting the democratic process ....
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