Legislators give Hawaii residents ‘something to cheer about’

Lawmakers in Hawaii aren’t known for cutting taxes or reducing regulations. But this year, they gave the people “something to cheer about,” according to Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president and CEO Keli‘i Akina.  Speaking last Friday on KSSK with Hawaii’s most popular morning radio host, Michael W. Perry of the “Perry & The Posse” program, Akina […]

Grassroot assesses first year of Gov. Green’s housing emergency proclamations

The main value of the edicts so far has been to focus attention on barriers to homebuilding and prompt positive legislative action By Mark Coleman and Drew Luff A year ago today, July 17, 2023, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green issued his first emergency proclamation that suspended numerous state laws with the aim of fast-tracking housing […]