Hawaii’s zoning laws prevent growth, are socially divisive, contribute to Hawaii’s high home prices and ought to be abolished, according to Nolan Gray, a former city planner in New York and research director for an housing advocacy group called California YIMBY. Gray was the featured guest on the Nov. 21,
Hawaii ranks 48th in the nation in terms of economic freedom, according to the latest “Economic Freedom of North America” report produced by the Fraser Institute in Canada. The ranking was based on data from 2020 and represents a decline from 44th in 2019. Helping drive Hawaii toward the bottom
The 1920 Jones Act and the 1886 Passenger Vessel Services Act are antiquated laws that “impact states like Alaska, Hawaii and the territories like Puerto Rico and Guam especially harder than it impacts the rest of the nation,” according to Grassroot Institute of Hawaii policy researcher Jonathan Helton. Helton, who has
Hawaii’s record with major public facility projects is so poor it’s a wonder lawmakers have allowed this idea to get as far as it has Hawaii’s policymaking elites and their construction industry buddies are getting all excited about moving forward on redevelopment of the old Aloha Stadium. Grandiose plans involving multiple possible
It’s no secret that Hawaii has a healthcare problem. The state is short more than 1,000 doctors, which means some patients cannot get care, and the ones who do have to wait a long time. According to one recent survey, nearly six in 10 Hawaii residents have endured long delays
Some say Hawaii needs more sandboxes — and not just the kind you played in as a kid. Rees Empey, director of state government affairs at the Libertas Institute, based in Lehi, Utah, says just as childrens’ sandboxes foster imagination, so do “regulatory sandboxes” encourage innovation and job growth, by
A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu, according to Malia Hill, policy director for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Hill spoke this past Sunday with host Johnny Miro on the H. Hawaii
The following oral testimony was presented Oct. 27, 2022, by Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, for consideration by the Hawaii County Cost of Government Commission. The testimony concerned the commission’s October 2022 report, which made recommendations on how to improve county government operations. To see Kent’s the
To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Esther Kia‘aina, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: BILL 56 (2022), CD1 — RELATING TO PERMITS REQUIRED. Comments Only Dear Chair and Council
To: Maui County Council Affordable Housing Committee Gabe Johnson, Chair Michael Molina, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Joe Kent, Executive Vice President RE: ESTABLISHING DESIGN STANDARDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS LESS THAN 150 UNITS SO PROJECTS
Hawaii’s zoning laws prevent growth, are socially divisive, contribute to Hawaii’s high home prices and ought to be abolished, according to Nolan Gray, a former city planner in New York and research director for an housing advocacy group called California YIMBY. Gray was the featured guest on the Nov. 21,
Hawaii ranks 48th in the nation in terms of economic freedom, according to the latest “Economic Freedom of North America” report produced by the Fraser Institute in Canada. The ranking was based on data from 2020 and represents a decline from 44th in 2019. Helping drive Hawaii toward the bottom
The 1920 Jones Act and the 1886 Passenger Vessel Services Act are antiquated laws that “impact states like Alaska, Hawaii and the territories like Puerto Rico and Guam especially harder than it impacts the rest of the nation,” according to Grassroot Institute of Hawaii policy researcher Jonathan Helton. Helton, who has
Hawaii’s record with major public facility projects is so poor it’s a wonder lawmakers have allowed this idea to get as far as it has Hawaii’s policymaking elites and their construction industry buddies are getting all excited about moving forward on redevelopment of the old Aloha Stadium. Grandiose plans involving multiple possible
It’s no secret that Hawaii has a healthcare problem. The state is short more than 1,000 doctors, which means some patients cannot get care, and the ones who do have to wait a long time. According to one recent survey, nearly six in 10 Hawaii residents have endured long delays
Some say Hawaii needs more sandboxes — and not just the kind you played in as a kid. Rees Empey, director of state government affairs at the Libertas Institute, based in Lehi, Utah, says just as childrens’ sandboxes foster imagination, so do “regulatory sandboxes” encourage innovation and job growth, by
A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu, according to Malia Hill, policy director for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Hill spoke this past Sunday with host Johnny Miro on the H. Hawaii
The following oral testimony was presented Oct. 27, 2022, by Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, for consideration by the Hawaii County Cost of Government Commission. The testimony concerned the commission’s October 2022 report, which made recommendations on how to improve county government operations. To see Kent’s the
To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Esther Kia‘aina, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: BILL 56 (2022), CD1 — RELATING TO PERMITS REQUIRED. Comments Only Dear Chair and Council
To: Maui County Council Affordable Housing Committee Gabe Johnson, Chair Michael Molina, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Joe Kent, Executive Vice President RE: ESTABLISHING DESIGN STANDARDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS LESS THAN 150 UNITS SO PROJECTS
To the Hawaii Legislature:
Hawaii families face skyrocketing healthcare costs and a shortage of doctors. Exempting medical services from Hawaii’s general excise tax would result in millions of dollars in savings for residents and help bring doctors back.
