Testimony on SB3261 SD2: Nothing can fix fundamentally flawed ALOHA homes proposal

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration March 17, 2022, by the House Committees on Housing and Water and Land. _______________ To: House Committee on Housing       Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura, Chair       Rep Troy N. Hashimoto, Vice Chair       House Committee on […]

Testimony: SB2922 SD2 shows promise for helping ease housing shortage

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration March 17, 2022, by the House Committee on Housing. _______________ To: House Committee on Housing       Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura, Chair       Rep Troy N. Hashimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii           […]

Testimony: HB1837 HD1 a good vehicle for identifying Hawaii housing barriers

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration March 16, 2022, by the Senate Committees on Housing and Government Operations. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Housing       Sen. Stanley Chang, Chair       Sen. Dru Mamo Kanuha, Vice Chair       Senate Committee on Government Operations […]

Five myths that pervade the minimum-wage debate

Despite what many Hawaii residents want to believe, increasing the state’s legal minimum wage can result in unemployment The vast majority of Hawaii residents support increasing the state’s legal minimum wage on the grounds that it would help Hawaii’s low-income workers better cope with the state’s high cost of living.[efn_note]Andrew Gomes, “Hawaii residents strongly back minimum wage increase, […]