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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Monday, November 1, 2021 |
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Hawaiians: Diverse and Dispersed Yet Bound Together in Aloha
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:08 PM :: 1929 Views :: OHA
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... “Who speaks for Native Hawaiians?” and how disagreements are resolved when Native Hawaiians disagree ....
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Monday, November 1, 2021 |
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There’s nothing so permanent as a temporary government measure
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:03 AM :: 2590 Views :: Taxes, Tourism, COVID-19
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... the federal funds made it unnecessary for our legislators to take all of the TAT funds. But they did it anyway ....
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Monday, October 25, 2021 |
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Budget crisis not needed to solve housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:35 PM :: 2475 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... These are suggestions that are broadly supported and would require little if any taxpayer investment ....
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021 |
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The real enemy of aloha is uncertainty
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:06 AM :: 2181 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Why are some businesses treated differently than others? When will we be able to return to normal? Are any of these restrictions really saving lives? ....
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Thursday, October 14, 2021 |
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COVID-19 meets its match: UH football
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:10 AM :: 1707 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... If there is one thing more powerful than COVID-19, apparently it’s a winning football team ....
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Sunday, October 3, 2021 |
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Coronavirus Management Should Respect Individual Choice
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:29 AM :: 1922 Views :: COVID-19
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... We all need to make sure that our personal health choices do not harm others ....
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Sunday, October 3, 2021 |
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Why the toilet paper shortage?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:18 AM :: 2879 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... how could we be in this situation again? ....
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
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China loves the Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:23 AM :: 1916 Views :: Jones Act
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... the Jones Act helps China dominate international trade ....
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Sunday, September 19, 2021 |
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What we ‘need’ is to fix Hawaii’s healthcare laws
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:41 AM :: 2676 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... a closer look at the government policies that have contributed to the problem ....
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Sunday, September 12, 2021 |
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What happened to our state’s balance of powers?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:44 PM :: 2484 Views :: COVID-19
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... When we got our first look at the tier system that outlined how our lives would be restricted by COVID-19 orders, we didn’t realize that eventually we, the people, would be divided into tiers ....
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Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
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COVID mandates lead to crisis of aloha
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:41 PM :: 2274 Views :: COVID-19
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... we must come together when the government overreaches and threatens fundamental rights ....
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Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
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Akina: OHA is Becoming More Accountable in How It Gives Out Money
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:21 PM :: 2728 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... How effective were our reform efforts? Well, I am pleased to say that one of the first report cards has just arrived ....
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Saturday, August 21, 2021 |
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"One step forward, two steps back"
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:10 PM :: 2302 Views :: COVID-19
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... Everywhere you look, there are indications that people are losing patience with the current style of governance and the uncertainty of living under executive orders ....
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Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
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Open-records law restored, but transparency still needed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:10 AM :: 2719 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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... It’s been about 525 days since the first lockdown began ....
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Saturday, August 7, 2021 |
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From "E komo mai" to "Stay away"?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:45 PM :: 3062 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... Hawaii is more than happy to tax the golden goose of tourism. But when it comes to feeding, caring for and cleaning up after it, we can’t seem to get on the same page ....
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
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Too Many Red Flags to Ignore: OHA Must Follow Up on the CLA Report
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:44 PM :: 9709 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... I do not believe OHA Administration’s implementation plan satisfies the directive given to OHA via Act 29 ....
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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70% or 82%?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:27 PM :: 2638 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... we are witnessing the breakdown in trust that occurs when there is not enough transparency in government decision-making ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Where's the aloha for Hawaii bar owners?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:51 PM :: 2919 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s bars might be among those that have suffered the most under the confusing COVID-19 tier system ....
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Saturday, July 17, 2021 |
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Coalitions are the key to change
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:16 PM :: 2433 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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... Put together a coalition of voices behind one cause and you instantly become “strong,” worthy of attention ....
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Friday, July 9, 2021 |
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HB862: State Tourism Policy a Schizophrenic Mish-Mash
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:06 PM :: 2614 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... If you want to find something that perfectly captures Hawaii’s schizophrenic tourism policy, you couldn’t do much better than House Bill 862 ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Let's not forget what makes July Fourth special
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:25 PM :: 2345 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... it would be appropriate if our legislators spent some of that time addressing the balance of powers and the emergency management statute that has ruled our lives for the past year ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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What if Hawaiians had Control Over the Assets They are Entitled to?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:51 PM :: 3065 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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... such as in Alaska where Alaskan Native people individually own shares of their corporation’s stock ....
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Friday, June 25, 2021 |
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Aloha too often means goodbye
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:58 PM :: 2351 Views :: Cost of Living
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... I’ve watched my children leave for the mainland to start college or their careers. And I know there’s a good chance they won’t be coming back, except for short visits ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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Why Hawaii residents are moving away
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:42 AM :: 3827 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... State taxes a major driver of the exodus ....
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Friday, June 18, 2021 |
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COVID tier confusion bespeaks a bigger problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:17 PM :: 2117 Views :: COVID-19
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... More than a year into the COVID-19 emergency, we’re still experiencing the many ways in which the government can regulate and limit our daily lives ....
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Saturday, June 12, 2021 |
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End COVID-19 transparency dodge
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 AM :: 2890 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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... Hawaii businesses might be reopening, but Hawaii government agencies still have a ways to go ....
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 |
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Reform Jones Act and PVSA for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:29 AM :: 2630 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... President Joe Biden recently issued two Jones Act waivers ....
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Friday, June 4, 2021 |
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Don't criminalize COVID-19 rule breakers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:56 PM :: 2545 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... When you turn ordinary behavior into criminal behavior overnight, you need to be prepared for some unjust results ....
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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Homeownership for Hawaiians Requires Big Thinking!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:27 PM :: 3067 Views :: DHHL, OHA, Cost of Living
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... The median price of a home on Oʻahu has just reached $950,000 ....
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Friday, May 28, 2021 |
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Alaska victory bodes well for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:39 PM :: 2575 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... A case of maritime-related common sense has broken out in Washington, DC. ...
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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Waiver goodbye to the Jones Act?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:04 AM :: 2124 Views :: Jones Act
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... If a shipping law that ostensibly protects “national security” has to be waived every time there’s a crisis, maybe the problem is the law itself ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Everyone wants affordable housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:38 PM :: 2833 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... We want a Hawaii where everyone who wants to buy a home can buy one in their price range ....
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
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The affordable housing trap - Mandates can't create more housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:16 PM :: 2924 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... why housing prices have soared statewide and why affordability mandates won’t have the desired results ....
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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HART needs to quit being so secretive
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:24 AM :: 2690 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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... Marked “Confidential (Not for Distribution),” the document contains analyses of both the original plan for the rail and 27 alternatives ....
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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Legislators Breathe New Life into Auditing OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:06 AM :: 2928 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... During the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers demonstrated strong interest in matters concerning the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:19 PM :: 3293 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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...The Fumble or The Phantom Punch....
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 |
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How to tell which bills to veto
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:34 PM :: 2807 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the spotlight is moving toward Gov. David Ige ....
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 |
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Legislative Audit of OHA’s Limited Liability Companies Cancelled
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:28 AM :: 3425 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...This is a great loss to OHA‘s beneficiaries. There are numerous questions of accountability and transparency which will go unanswered without the state legislative audit...."
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Friday, April 23, 2021 |
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How high housing prices are encouraging residents to leave Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:57 AM :: 3655 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... How to make housing affordable and help stop the exodus ....
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Friday, April 16, 2021 |
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How to make lemonade out of the rail project
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:19 PM :: 2488 Views :: Rail
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"... Uno said he has come to the conclusion that the rail is neither a construction project nor a transportation project. Instead, it is “a political project” — one in which all concerns about costs, waste and transparency are subordinate to political goals ...."
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
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‘Plan C’ for rail?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:24 PM :: 2638 Views :: Rail
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... Joe Uno, HART Board member, speaks in his private capacity as a citizen to host Keli‘i Akina about whether a ‘Plan C’ may help salvage the troubled project ....
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Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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Maui Beware!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:48 PM :: 4394 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... This would give Maui the second most restrictive affordable-housing law in the country ....
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Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
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Help for Native Hawaiian Businesses Facing the COVID Storm
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:15 AM :: 3071 Views :: OHA, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Native Hawaiians own 3,147 firms in Hawaiʻi, constituting 11.1% of all businesses in the state ....
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Friday, April 2, 2021 |
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"Tax the rich" not the answer
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:44 PM :: 2290 Views :: Taxes
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... Why do our legislators never remember that in the Robin Hood stories, the tax collector was a villain? ....
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Saturday, March 27, 2021 |
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A spending spree, really?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:20 AM :: 1930 Views
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... unlike your cousin, they didn’t even bring over a box of malasadas as a “thank you” gift ....
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Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
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How to worsen our doctor shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:15 AM :: 2978 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii is down by more than 1,000 physicians, with no prospect of the situation improving ....
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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Raising Hawaii taxes could worsen MD shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:58 PM :: 3628 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... Lawmakers may impose the highest income tax in the nation on Hawaii residents making over $200,000, and this may be damaging to Hawaii's health system ....
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Friday, March 12, 2021 |
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Hawai'i Senators Bungle Major Tax Vote
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:16 PM :: 2130 Views :: Taxes
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“...Hawaii: First in taxation, last in affordability....”
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Tax proposals defy common sense
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:01 PM :: 2388 Views :: Taxes
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... The Hawai'i Legislature may be hard at work, but it looks like common sense is on vacation ....
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