by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Nov 16, 2018 | Featured, President's Column, Regulation, Shared Economy, Website
Say you’re in desperate need of money and decide to rent a room in your Maui home through Airbnb. You look at the other rentals being offered and decide to make your price competitive at $100 a night. You know this won’t make you a millionaire — you’re just hoping it...
by Joe Kent | Nov 14, 2018 | Featured, Property, Regulation, Research & Commentary, Shared Economy, Website
This article was published as a letter to the editor in The Maui News on Nov. 14, 2018. On Nov. 6, Maui voters decided to drastically increase the fines for illegal short-term vacation rentals on Maui, which could expose the county to dangerous legal challenges....
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...
