by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Jun 5, 2020 | Jones Act, News Releases
This news release was issued June 5, 2020. ____________________ The best gift for this 100-year-old law that harms Hawaii would be to modernize it for the 21st century HONOLULU, June 5, 2020 >> Today marks the centennial of the Jones Act, the federal...
by Jonathan Helton | Jun 5, 2020 | Jones Act, Op-Eds
This article was published originally by the Mises Institute on June 4, 2020. ________________ June 5, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act, a law passed to protect the domestic water transportation industry from outside competition. This law has been...
by Let Hawaii Work | Jun 5, 2020 | Let Hawaii Work
“I was asked to speak in front of the City Council on behalf of businesses and the problems we’re facing, but after five hours of waiting, it was pretty clear I wasn’t gonna get my chance. “Hawaii loves to throw this term around, ‘We’re all in the same...
by Let Hawaii Work | Jun 5, 2020 | Let Hawaii Work
“I have been a manufacturer, importer and distributor of Hawaiian-culture products since 2005. “The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has made me lose the chance to spread our valuable products throughout the world. It has been not only a loss for me and all of...
by Let Hawaii Work | Jun 5, 2020 | Let Hawaii Work
“Our business has been completely shut down as of March 20. “We have a small kiosk at Dole Plantation near Wahiawa. We have no income and are still trying to seek unemployment, but claims for sole proprietors are not being processed yet. “While we do...
by Let Hawaii Work | Jun 5, 2020 | Let Hawaii Work
“I am a 67 year old resident of Oahu who has operated four of Honolulu’s most popular pubs, bars and nightclubs for 20-plus years, including Kelley O’Neil’s, Irish Rose Saloon, Anna O’Brien’s and O’Toole’s, all in Honolulu. “I run a good, organized...
by Let Hawaii Work | Jun 5, 2020 | Let Hawaii Work
“We run Kula Herbs, a business that sells organic soap, and exports 90% of its production — to the neighboring islands, Japan, Guam, Saipan and the mainland. “We were shut down because we’re “nonessential.” We don’t have any customers other than a few web...
