DICK ROWLAND
President Emeritus

Richard O. Rowland, a graduate of Texas A&M University (BS) and Columbia University (MA) came to Hawaii in 1971 as a key officer on the PACOM staff. Retiring as a Colonel in 1975, he was a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual for 26 years before co-founding Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.

Mr. Rowland is a former life member of the MDRT, former President of the Hawaii Society of CLU, twice candidate for the U.S. Senate and once for the Honolulu City Council, a former member of the Small Business Hawaii Board of Directors, and the 1997 SBH Small Business Person of the Year.

Mr. Rowland is married to Marie with three grown children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Publications by Richard O. Rowland:

Grassroot Institute Wants Open Discussion, 11/27/07
Native Hawaiians Need to Save Themselves, 9/12/07
Akaka Testimony, 9/11/07
Building Good Citizens, 1/11/07
What is the Problem?, 11/11/06
In the Name of We, 10/23/06
Obama is a Bomb, 10/18/06
A Conundrum?, 10/16/06
Stand and Be Counted, 9/25/06
If the Shoe Fits, 9/14/06
House Candidate Gene Ward Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge, 9/13/06
Victory For the American Taxpayers, 9/12/06
Instead of What?, 9/1/06
The Missing Link, 8/30/06
On Selective Enforcement of Law, 8/17/06
Is there a Gatekeeper in the House (or Senate)?, 8/9/06
Private Options Serve the Public Better Than Government , 8/3/06
Bad Law Enforcement = Bad Behavior
Expect it: Poor Service, Wasted Money
OHA Trustee Opposes Vote by Hawaii's People on Akaka Bill
Advertiser, Save Your Ink
Father Knows Best
Roll the Dice - on Ice
With 'Clean Elections,' The Largest Special Interest Group is Government Itself
Genuine Medical Insurance
Health Savings Accounts Dropping Premium Prices, While HMSA Plans to Hike Rates Again
Reining In Spending, 2/6/06

In addition, Mr. Rowland wrote many of the introductions for the weekly Grass in Review newsletters until he retired in March 2008.