Video: Welcoming Joe Kent and Gaetano Venezia to the Grassroot Team

In this edition of E Hana Kakou, Grassroot President Keli’i Akina interviews two of the newest members of the Grassroot Institute staff, Joe Kent and Gaetano Venezia. Joe, a former public school teacher, has already gained attention for his documentary on the Price of Paradise. Gaetano, who has come to Grassroot Institute from the University […]

Homelessness in Hawaii (part 1)

by Sebastian Koenig Grassroot Institute staffer Sebastian Koenig has been researching the issue of homelessness in Hawaii. This is part one of a three part series that looks at the problem, what has been done about it in the past, and how we might address it in the future. The root of the problem The increase in […]