Ag land tax hike defeated on Maui

Susan Halas of Maui Watch discussed the testimony on a proposed agricultural measure with Joe Kent. The interview was recorded as part of the “Grassroot Institute with Dr. Keli’i Akina,” a radio show on KAOI and KAKU on Maui. Halas explained that the proposed BF-70 measure on Maui was “raising the taxes on [agricultural] land, […]

Hawaii has a doctor shortage problem.

Joe Kent and Dr. Kyle Varner discussed the doctor shortage in Hawaii. The interview was recorded as part of an interview on radio stations KAOI and KAKU on Maui and KKNE on Oahu. “The sad and simple fact is that recruiters in Hawaiʻi cannot compete in terms of salary, in terms of benefits, and in […]

The economic ripples of tax increases

Joe Kent, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Vice President of research, and economist Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discussed the implications of the tax increases being proposed at the Hawaii State Legislature. The interview was part of the radio show heard on KAOI and KAKU on Maui and on KKNE on Oahu, […]

Panos Prevedouros: A public intellectual of Hawaii

In this episode of “E Hana Kākou,” Keli’i Akina discusses traffic congestion, Kapolei development, and the rail with Panos Prevedouros, a civil engineering professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. “Honolulu has worse statistics than Los Angeles,” Panos began, referring to traffic in Hawaii. “In Honolulu, our congestion is explosive. Our short trips become […]