by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Jul 30, 2018 | Featured, Jones Act, President's Column, Regulation, Shared Economy, Socioeconomics, Transportation, Website
We talk a lot about the Jones Act and why it’s bad for Hawaii businesses and consumers. With so much evidence showing that the Jones Act is sorely in need of modernization, one can only wonder: What are the interests propping up this archaic legislation? To answer...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Jun 7, 2018 | Content Type, Issues, Press Release, Regulation, Shared Economy, Socioeconomics, Transportation, Website
MEDIA RELEASE from Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CONTACT: Joe Kent, (808) 987-7322 or jkent@grassrootinstitute.org HONOLULU, June 7, 2018 >> The Honolulu City Council yesterday approved what could be the nation’s first ban on “surge pricing” by ride-hailing...
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Dec 13, 2017 | President's Column, Shared Economy, Transportation, Website
Hawaii took the long route to increasing consumer choice at its largest state airport, but it arrived there nevertheless, if only temporarily. After lengthy negotiations, the state granted Uber and Lyft permission to pick up passengers from two designated areas at the...
by Joe Kent | Aug 17, 2017 | Research & Commentary, Shared Economy, Website
This past February, Hawaii bitcoin customers learned that they would no longer be able to buy the digital currency from Hawaii banks. Since then, the price of bitcoin has catapulted to over $4,000 per bitcoin, up from $1,000 in February, which may have cost many...
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Jun 13, 2017 | President's Column, Shared Economy, Website
Hawaii’s home-sharing economy is under threat by some Hawaii lawmakers who want to ban it, and others who want to tax it. But our lawmakers should stick to a simple principle: no taxation without legalization. For years, Hawaii counties have been eager to ban...
by Joe Kent | Jun 2, 2017 | Multimedia, Presentations, Shared Economy, Website
Jared Meyer, senior research fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability, gave a talk on home-sharing in Hawaii. The talk was hosted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on May 26th, 2017 in downtown Honolulu. Jared said that Airbnb and other home-sharing...
