A Dash of Calabash

Blogs sponsored by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (GRIH) include:

This one, A Dash of Calabash. It is our central blog, so to speak. Your thoughts and comments are so important to us that we have put your ability to interact with us as the centerpiece of our website.

Your Voice Matters.

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Akaka Talka. As you might guess this one is focused on the proposed Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 (S147 H309) otherwise referred to as the Akaka Bill. It is a part of "Sunshine on the Akaka Bill" on the upper left of this homepage.

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Education Beat Hawaii is a separate website that invites your comments. Click here to get the latest on Education Reform.

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Feature - Projected State Spending Growth

Monday, October 24, 2005

All Sorts of Good Stuff

Las Vegas is now considering a 33 mile light-rail line. At least there the editorial board of the Review Journal gets it right about light rail: "It costs a fortune, it doesn't relieve congestion, it never pays for itself and it actually hurts mass transit ridership". Not that rail advocates will ever admit that.

From the failure of "smart growth" in Maryland to Portland, zoning and other land use planning issues, to the logic behind such policies "Portland land-use planners are excited to report that the urban-growth boundary has driven land values up so high that it is now profitable for developers to buy existing suburban homes, tear them down, and replace them with high-density housing" the blog covers a new list of important issues. Don't miss this one.