Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'

... Hawaii is down by more than 1,000 physicians, with no prospect of the situation improving ....

... 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 ....

“...Hawaii: First in taxation, last in affordability....”

... The Hawai'i Legislature may be hard at work, but it looks like common sense is on vacation ....

... Lawmakers are planning to increase taxes and regulations this year, but there are better ways to help Hawaii's economy prosper ....

... virtually no development has taken place on this valuable property since OHA acquired it ....

... Instead of creating more affordable homes, they reduce development and cause prices to go up ....

... When it comes to budgets and accounting, politicians have successfully convinced voters that the ordinary rules of fiscal accountability shouldn’t apply to government ....

... flawed government accounting standards allow lawmakers to spend more and sweep debt under the rug ....

... it’s the start to a very important year. ...

" ... I don’t remember a legislative session that began with so many bills worthy of our support .... "

... new tax bills, sometimes dressed up as “surcharges,” “fees” or “closing loopholes” ....

... A survey commissioned by the agency in 2015 found that the public regarded OHA as the least favorable of the major Hawaiian-serving organizations ....

... a perpetual emergency status ....

... that $2 billion in “savings” is going to end up costing the taxpayers almost four times as much in the long term ....

... This week, we got our first real glimpse of Gov. David Ige’s proposed budget. ...

... As I enter my second term, I recommit myself to a three-fold vision that guided my first term ....

... I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a fresh start ....

... If only it were possible to fill a stocking with economic freedom and leave lots of new jobs under the tree .... 

... the only two things that are certain in life are debt and taxes ....

... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system has become a ticking time bomb that threatens Hawaii’s fiscal future. ... 

... The election results are in ....

...I wanted to take a walk. Unfortunately, it turned out to be much more complicated....

...Corporate and maritime attorney Wayne Parker talks about how the Jones Act affects the shipping industry in unexpected ways.... 

...How do they view the present and the future, and what will they contribute to Hawaii and the world? Join us as we explore their attitudes, beliefs and values.... 

...celebrate the nation’s independence … while still under lockdown....

...Like many Hawaiians, I believe there is room on the Mauna for both science and the sacred.  But we must protect the environment and honor the culture.  With pono management, the presence of world class scientific equipment will benefit Hawaiians and all people through advances in education, jobs, economic opportunity, and global competitiveness.”....

...just a few quick clicks and Hawaii went from a $1.4 billion deficit to a modest surplus....

... I wrote one of its 17 chapters, “Updating the Jones Act for the 21st Century,” wherein I argue that reform of the act would not be a threat to either jobs or national security ....

...caught off guard by another last-minute government switcheroo....

...Keli'i Akina Challenges Lawmakers' Plan to Increase Borrowing and Spending....

... measures that must be taken now before "irreparable damage" is done to Hawaii's economy ....

... Mālama Meals, a new group formed by Da Spot and other partners, currently provides more than 10,000 meals a day to kupuna and others in need ....

...Jeff Portnoy, a First Amendment attorney who frequently represents the media, calls Governor Ige's recent Coronovirus proclamations “over-broad,” and “kind of like martial law.”....

...Emergency preparedness in Hawaii....

...a perception that the organization and its management "are ineffective, poorly managed, or corrupt" and "do not help or represent the Hawaiian people effectively."....

...In times of crisis, we are likely to be held back by the same problems that affect us now — the doctor shortage, the shipping restrictions caused by the Jones Act....

...Diamond Garcia's own journey from hardship to hope is reflective of the challenges many face in his hometown of Nanakuli....

...More mandates and government red tape won’t build houses....

...how Hawaii can avoid its looming major debt crisis, projected at the moment to total $88 billion the next 30 years....

...The way OHA has responded to recent events has affected its credibility in the eyes of Hawai’i’s lawmakers and OHA’s own Hawaiian beneficiaries....

...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....

...OHA Trustees Machado, Lee Admit Refusing to Provide Unredacted Minutes to Auditor....

...There are serious questions which must now be answered....

...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....

...On Dec. 19, Rep Ed Case introduced three measures to reform the archaic, century-old law....

...First they came for the owners of million-dollar homes, but I didn’t speak against it because I didn’t have a million-dollar home....

...the name game is at the heart of the Legislature’s practice of “gut and replace"....

...Whether taking their surfboards to do diplomacy in North Korea or feeding the homeless in Wahiawa, the nonprofit Surfing the Nations is having an impact....