by Aaron Lief | Mar 23, 2016 | News Releases, Regulation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATELINE: March 23, 2016, Honolulu, Hawai`i CONTACT: Joe Kent, 808-987-7322, jkent@grassrootinstitute.org Grassroot Stands Against Internet Censorship Resolution Watchdog group warns that Senate measure is an attack on free speech HONOLULU,...
by Malia Hill | Mar 23, 2016 | Regulation, Testimony & Letters
To: Senate Committee on Economic Development, Environment & Technology Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair Senator Sam Slom, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. RE: SCR 35 & SR 16 – REQUESTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND...
by Robert Thomas | Mar 23, 2016 | Civil Liberties
As we noted here (“Latest On The Latest Hawaii Takings Case: Unconstitutional Conditions, Statutes Of Limitations, And Vested Rights”) the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii is considering a regulatory takings case (removed by the defendant...
by Joe Kent | Mar 23, 2016 | Housing, Land Use & Zoning, Publications
Hawaii has the least affordable housing in the nation. This is due to strict land use regulations, according to Randal O’Toole, Grassroot Institute Scholar and author of the report, “Using Disparate Impact to Restore Housing Affordability and Property Rights.” The...
