The following commentary was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Aug. 23, 2023. __________ Gov. Josh Green recently issued an emergency proclamation that suspended numerous laws and regulations in an effort to drastically increase the state’s scarce supply of housing. But that doesn’t mean Hawaii legislators and county council
The following article was published originally in Honolulu Civil Beat on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ____________ Recent vacancy tax proposals such as Honolulu’s Bill 9 and Bill 76 have been inspired by the belief that vacant or “empty” homes are a significant cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis. However, a comprehensive
Hawaii lawmakers are once again considering a wealth tax proposal, SB925 SD1, that would impose a 1% tax on taxpayers with assets in Hawaii exceeding $20 million.[1] Proponents of the proposal, which also made an appearance in last year’s Legislature, contend that such a tax would improve the economy, reduce
The evidence continues to mount that land-use, zoning and other homebuilding-related restrictions are the main force behind Hawaii’s ever-increasing housing prices. Nevertheless, many people in Hawaii have for years been blaming the state’s housing crisis on “outsiders” — people from elsewhere in the U.S. or from foreign countries. A recent
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. But that isn’t
Chart courtesy of Marginal Revolution University The following commentary was published originally on Jan. 27, 2022, in Honolulu Civil Beat. _____________ Last week Senate Bill 2018 — a proposed minimum wage increase to $18 per hour over the next four years — was introduced by state lawmakers. Although SB2018 is
The following article was originally published in Honolulu Civil Beat on Sept. 22, 2021. ___________ The late Richard “Dick” Rowland, founder of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, famously remarked, “The bigger government gets, the smaller you get.” “Big government,” of course, is a euphemism for extensive economic interventionism and authoritarianism,
The following commentary was originally published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Aug. 23, 2023. __________ Gov. Josh Green recently issued an emergency proclamation that suspended numerous laws and regulations in an effort to drastically increase the state’s scarce supply of housing. But that doesn’t mean Hawaii legislators and county council
The following article was published originally in Honolulu Civil Beat on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ____________ Recent vacancy tax proposals such as Honolulu’s Bill 9 and Bill 76 have been inspired by the belief that vacant or “empty” homes are a significant cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis. However, a comprehensive
Hawaii lawmakers are once again considering a wealth tax proposal, SB925 SD1, that would impose a 1% tax on taxpayers with assets in Hawaii exceeding $20 million.[1] Proponents of the proposal, which also made an appearance in last year’s Legislature, contend that such a tax would improve the economy, reduce
The evidence continues to mount that land-use, zoning and other homebuilding-related restrictions are the main force behind Hawaii’s ever-increasing housing prices. Nevertheless, many people in Hawaii have for years been blaming the state’s housing crisis on “outsiders” — people from elsewhere in the U.S. or from foreign countries. A recent
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. But that isn’t
Chart courtesy of Marginal Revolution University The following commentary was published originally on Jan. 27, 2022, in Honolulu Civil Beat. _____________ Last week Senate Bill 2018 — a proposed minimum wage increase to $18 per hour over the next four years — was introduced by state lawmakers. Although SB2018 is
The following article was originally published in Honolulu Civil Beat on Sept. 22, 2021. ___________ The late Richard “Dick” Rowland, founder of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, famously remarked, “The bigger government gets, the smaller you get.” “Big government,” of course, is a euphemism for extensive economic interventionism and authoritarianism,
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