by Joe Kent | Sep 28, 2018 | Featured, Property, Research & Commentary, Shared Economy
The following article was originally featured Sept. 25, 2018, in The Maui News. Maui County policymakers have typically decried short-term rentals that are unpermitted. But rather than erect significant barriers to their operation — including a limit on their numbers...
by Malia Hill | Aug 31, 2018 | Featured, Regulation, Research & Commentary, Shared Economy, Website
Honolulu has a chance to lead the way in the nationwide battle between municipalities, taxis and ride-hailing services. But will the city move toward a free market or greater government control? The Grassroot Institute’s Malia Hill considered that question in...
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, Media 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...
