by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Jan 31, 2019 | Featured, Minimum Wage, Testimony, Website
January 31, 2019, 3:00 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 224 To: Senate Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts Sen. Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair Sen. Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Joe Kent, Executive Vice...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Oct 29, 2018 | Economy, Featured, Government Waste, Rail, Taxes, Testimony, Transportation, Website
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii submitted testimony today (Oct. 30, 2018) to the Honolulu City Council Committee on Legislative Matters regarding Bill 42, relating to funding for Honolulu County’s rail project. The comments were submitted Joe Kent, Grassroot...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Jul 19, 2018 | Content Type, Jones Act, Testimony, Website
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii this week responded to a request by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for public input about the controversial Jones Act, the century-old body of federal maritime regulations that restricts competition in ocean cargo shipping...
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Sep 7, 2017 | Jones Act, Testimony, Website
Speaking on behalf of Hawaii residents who struggle under one of the highest costs of living in the nation, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina testified in Washington, D.C., in late August about the negative impact of the Jones Act on Hawaii....
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | Sep 7, 2017 | Rail, Testimony, Website
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina this week congratulated Honolulu City Council members for considering Trevor Ozawa’s Resolution 17-199, which would subject the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to an in-depth audit, and urged them to...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Jun 26, 2017 | Rail, Testimony, Website
The following testimony was submitted to the U.S. Congress on June 22nd, 2017, to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. The testimony was submitted to a hearing titled, “Building a...
