by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Aug 1, 2023 | Cost of Living, Taxes & Fees
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Maui County Council Committee on Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency on Aug. 1, 2023. _____________ August 1, 2023 1:30 p.m. Maui County Council Chamber To:...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Aug 1, 2023 | Cost of Living, Property taxes, Taxes & Fees
The following testimony was presented Aug. 1, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the Hawaii County Council Committee on Finance. ___________ August 1, 2023 10 a.m. Hawaii County Building To: Committee on Finance Councilmember Matt...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Aug 1, 2023 | In the News, Permitting, Property taxes
Honolulu is finally making some progress in providing property tax relief and putting a dent in the city’s permitting backlog. On Sunday, Ted Kefalas of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii outlined for radio host Johnny Miro of the H. Hawaii Media network some of the...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Aug 1, 2023 | Budget & Spending, Rail, Transportation & Traffic
Brace yourself for a scathing assessment of Honolulu’s new “Skyline” rail project. National rail expert Randal O’Toole, author of “Romance of the Rails: Why the Passenger Trains We Love Are Not the Transportation We Need,” spoke on July...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | Aug 1, 2023 | Civil Liberties, Housing, Land Use & Zoning, In the News
Gov. Josh Green took decisive action last month to ease the state’s housing crisis, and Malia Hill, policy director of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, told host Rick Hamada on KHVH News Radio 830 last Thursday that she “understand[s] why the governor did what he...
