Legalize private water catchment to assist Maui ag, housing efforts

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Maui County Council’s Committee on Water and Infrastructure on Dec. 5, 2024._____________ Dec. 5, 2024, 9 a.m.Council ChamberKalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council’s Committee on Water and Infrastructure        Tom Cook, Chair        Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice-Chair From: Jonathan Helton, […]

Use water-demand calculator created by industry professionals

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Maui County Council’s Committee on Water and Infrastructure on Dec. 5, 2024._____________ Dec. 5, 2024, 9 a.m.Council ChamberKalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council’s Committee on Water and Infrastructure        Tom Cook, Chair        Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice-Chair From: Jonathan Helton, […]

Why Hawaii’s housing costs are among the highest in the nation

The following commentary was first published on Dec. 2, 2024, under the headline “How Hawaii’s regulations drive sky-high housing prices” by American Habits, a non-partisan online publication. _____________ Ted Kefalas is director of strategic campaigns at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Prior to joining the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, he worked as a government affairs and […]