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Entries for 'Keli'i Akina PhD'
Saturday, March 16, 2019 |
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Restore flexibility for delivery of public services
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:38 PM :: 5492 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...You just violated Hawaii law. Get ready to be sued....
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Friday, March 1, 2019 |
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Help People Save by Cutting Their Taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:41 PM :: 5508 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Multiple bills heard this session have revolved around encouraging residents to save. The details vary, but there’s a common theme: The state wants to be your local bank....
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Thursday, February 28, 2019 |
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OHA Must Do More to Solve the Hawaiian Home Lands Problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:20 AM :: 5547 Views :: DHHL, OHA
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...it was Prince Kuhio's original vision that Hawaiian homesteaders would be able to own their land in fee simple....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Not too late to hold rail accountable
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:47 PM :: 4886 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...New York and California killed off expensive rail projects--Hawaii can too....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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The Simon Abundance Index: Population growth equals greater resources
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:43 AM :: 4631 Views :: Environment, Economy
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...instead of making resources scarcer, population growth has gone hand in hand with greater resource abundance....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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Legislators Pressure OHA on Audit, LLCs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 4297 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...on January 9, after hearing OHA's biennium budget request, members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee raised questions about the progress of the independent audit of OHA and its LLCs. A similar question was raised the next day at the House Finance Committee....
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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How we can keep our children in Hawaii?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:52 PM :: 5785 Views :: Economy, Jones Act, Taxes
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...Senate President Ron Kouchi talked about how his “greatest passion was to create a Hawaii where each and every one one of our children could come home.”....
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Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii's coming recession--Are legislators Listening?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:03 PM :: 5597 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The economic boom of the last few years allowed them to continue spending at high levels, and many of them would like to keep it that way....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Happy New Year, Hawaii, now pay up!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:30 PM :: 3790 Views :: Taxes
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... Perhaps most notable are the increases in the general excise tax on Kauai and Hawaii Island ....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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OHA Audit in Jeopardy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:55 PM :: 4943 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA's own audit for fraud, waste and abuse, contracted to an independent national firm, not only faced more than a year's delay in getting started, but is currently facing challenges, jeopardizing its timely completion....
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Friday, December 28, 2018 |
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Why are residents leaving Hawaii?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:00 PM :: 5551 Views :: Cost of Living
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...It’s too expensive.....
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Saturday, December 22, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Our Santa wish list for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 PM :: 4019 Views :: Economy
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...Well, it’s Christmas season again, so here is what I drafted recently for Santa to consider....
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Monday, December 10, 2018 |
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Finish OHA’s Audit for Fraud, Waste and Abuse!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:28 PM :: 4767 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Keli‘i Akina today secured renewed commitments from OHA’s newly chosen Board leadership to finish the audit of OHA and its subsidiary LLCs for fraud, waste and abuse....
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 |
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OHA Year in Review: Looking Back at 2018
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:27 AM :: 4294 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...here are some highlights from the past year at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Saturday, November 10, 2018 |
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Bad News has a Silver Lining
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:45 AM :: 2719 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...economic freedom in Hawaii actually diminished during the latest measurement period, from 6.3 in the 2017 Index to 5.48. But economic freedom in certain other states declined even more....
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
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Why OHA Needs to be More Transparent
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:19 PM :: 4254 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) gave the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a failing grade of ‘F’ for its online financial transparency....
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Friday, October 26, 2018 |
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A victory to savor, but core issue remains
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:35 PM :: 4812 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...It’s time to open a real dialogue in our state and work together to find real and lasting solutions for education....
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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#AuditTheRail, now more than ever
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:34 PM :: 4644 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...the FTA has signaled its lack of faith in the project by withholding federal funds absent a recovery plan and setting a Nov. 20 deadline for the city to come up with $44 million — the initial payment on a $214 million obligation to HART....
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018 |
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Ray L'Heureux: A Vision for Changing Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:29 PM :: 5440 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...Out-of-the-box thinking for Hawaii's future....
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Monday, October 1, 2018 |
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Finally! OHA Is Being Audited for Fraud, Waste and Abuse
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:02 PM :: 5617 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...I am still deeply concerned about the amount of time it has taken to begin this audit....
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
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Stop Digging Deeper Pension Debt
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:50 PM :: 4559 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...state policymakers are willing to commit to payments on the unfunded liabilities, but haven’t done much to curb the excessive spending practices that have led us to this point....
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Monday, September 24, 2018 |
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No way new tax won’t cost us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:57 PM :: 4672 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...advocates of the so-called education tax have been strangely quiet about how much it will be....
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Friday, September 14, 2018 |
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End 'gut and replace'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:59 PM :: 3010 Views :: Ethics
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What’s in a title? If you’re a member of the Hawaii Legislature, opportunity....
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Friday, September 7, 2018 |
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‘Education tax’ a Pandora's box
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:26 PM :: 5739 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...The best laid plans, we are told, often go awry ... “Especially when it comes to politicians counting on revenue from tax hikes.”....
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Thursday, September 6, 2018 |
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OHA Hires Auditor to Look at 'Fraud, Waste, and Abuse'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:15 PM :: 7215 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...After months of delay, OHA and its LLCs will be audited for fraud, waste and abuse....
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Sunday, September 2, 2018 |
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Akina: Don't Give up on OHA Elections
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:30 PM :: 3351 Views :: OHA
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...on August 11, of 286,041 ballots submitted, 41.3% were left blank in the race for the OHA Trustee Oahu seats, and 49.6% were left blank in the race for the OHA Trustee At-large seat....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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State tax first of many?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:13 AM :: 5764 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...In Hawaii, we are now looking at one of the most popular of all tax solutions: passing the costs to a nebulous “other.”....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
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Exploring an Uphill Battle
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:46 PM :: 5435 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...Following a career in the U.S. Air Force and then in the tech industry, Steve Lipscomb decided to throw his hat into the rink and run in the Hawaii Republican primary for Lt. Governor....
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Friday, August 17, 2018 |
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How to get more for our money
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:57 PM :: 4188 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The real value of $100 in Hawaii is $84.46. That’s less than it was in 2016, when the real value was $85.62....
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Saturday, August 11, 2018 |
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New rail taxes after election?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:09 AM :: 5157 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...talk of “recovery plans,” new bonds and property tax dollars allocated to rail inevitably raises the spectre of new rail taxes....
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018 |
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What is Happening with OHA? Keli'i Akina Interviews Peter Apo
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:31 AM :: 4330 Views :: OHA
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...OHA Trustee Peter Apo speaks out boldly and reflectively on several hot potato issues, including audits and management of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Saturday, August 4, 2018 |
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OHA Needs a Clearer Vision
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:56 PM :: 3394 Views :: OHA
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...This is why I am adamant about making sure OHA is audited thoroughly and its internal policies revised....
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Saturday, August 4, 2018 |
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Together we can resolve Hawaii's pension crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 4556 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... what works, what doesn’t, and what might help Hawaii move out of its position as one of the nation’s worst “sinkhole states” ....
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Friday, July 27, 2018 |
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Jones Act Blamed for High Consumer Prices in Puerto Rico
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:49 AM :: 4992 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...What are the interests propping up this archaic legislation?....
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
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Kelii Akina and Gene Ward: Opening the Bottleneck at Hawaiian Homelands
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:28 AM :: 4562 Views :: DHHL
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...Rare insights into the problem of and solution to the bottleneck at Hawaiian Homelands....
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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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Ask tough questions about Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:52 PM :: 4099 Views :: Jones Act
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...OIRA asked the public to weigh in on how regulations in the maritime sector could be modified or repealed to remove unnecessary burdens, increase efficiency or simplify compliance....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Grassroot Institute gives feds input on Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:20 PM :: 3392 Views :: Jones Act
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...there is one set of maritime regulations and laws that costs consumers and businesses millions of dollars every year....
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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Work together to implement Janus decision
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:07 PM :: 4812 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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Government employee unions around the country are grappling with the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Keli'i Akina Endorses Sam King for OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:57 PM :: 5983 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Politicians
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...Keli'i believes Sam is the candidate who will unite Hawaiians and reform OHA....
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Friday, July 6, 2018 |
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Recording Employees: HART’s evasiveness troubling
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:32 PM :: 4894 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...To date, HART officials have not publicly explained why it has been recording the meetings between the auditor and HART employees....
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 |
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Akina: Where is the "Forensic" Audit OHA Trustees Promised?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:49 PM :: 4300 Views :: OHA
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...After over a year of endless delays and obstacles, the independent audit has not even started....
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Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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Hawaii public unions must adapt to new reality
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:15 AM :: 5302 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...On Wednesday, the Court handed down its decision in Janus v. AFSCME....
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 |
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Misunderstanding Economics: Interview with Paul Brewbaker
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:05 PM :: 4580 Views :: Economy
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...What do volcanoes, trade wars, and housing bubbles have to do with each other? These are just a few of the economic topics with which many of Hawaii's policymakers are woefully unfamiliar....
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Saturday, June 23, 2018 |
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Akina: Caldwell makes right call on ride-hailing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:33 PM :: 4811 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...On Thursday, he introduced a bill that would even the playing field for taxis, to help bring their business model into the 21st century....
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Friday, June 15, 2018 |
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Never too late to ‘Audit the rail’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:49 PM :: 5165 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...The Grassroot Institute recently obtained a letter written by HART board member John Henry Felix to HART Chairman Damien Kim in which he also urged the board to call for a forensic audit....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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As least we’re not as bad as California
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:05 PM :: 4587 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii does not perform well on the annual EFNA Index, ranking 45th out of the 50 states in terms of economic freedom....
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 |
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A Housing “Boom” and a Volcanic “Bang”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:57 PM :: 5224 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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...how the state government’s housing policies have gone up in flames....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Good Intentions Pave Road to Hawaii Housing Crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:28 PM :: 7659 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness, Land Use
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...Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawaii....
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Friday, May 11, 2018 |
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Inflation Making Minimum Wage Irrelevant
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:54 PM :: 4423 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...Hawaii’s Legislature did not approve a higher minimum wage this year....
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Sunday, May 6, 2018 |
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Why the State Audit is Good Medicine for OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:26 PM :: 5192 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Myth 1: It doesn't matter how the money was spent, as long as it was spent on Hawaiians....
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