by Miscellaneous | Nov 7, 2017 | Healthcare
by Denis Mannschatz It might not be hard to get admitted to a hospital emergency room in Hawaii, but getting treated in one within a reasonable amount of time — with your life possibly hanging in the balance — is another matter. A 2017 report by The Wall Street...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Nov 7, 2017 | Op-Eds, Pension & Debt
Recent legislative reforms have enabled the state Employees’ Retirement System to avert a crisis, but that’s partly because much of the burden to strengthen the system has shifted to the counties. Maui County alone, for example, will be paying $36 million...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Nov 7, 2017 | Pension & Debt
A study released by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii details salaries and benefits for government and private sector workers in the state of Hawaii. The study shows that unsustainably high government salaries and benefits may be putting Hawaii’s pension fund in...
