By Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. For decades, teachers and parents around the country have been repeating the same message to children: “To have a bright future, you need to go to college.” But now, in Hawaii at least, it’s starting to look like the younger generation isn’t buying it. … Read
By Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. Leading voices across the state have joined the call to audit the Honolulu rail project, which is good news. However, such an audit must also include two key components to make it effective. First, it should be done independently, by an outside third party with experience
Hawaii lawmakers are finally embracing the call for a “deep dive” audit of the Honolulu rail project, but how they follow through on that embrace could make it all for naught. There are many ways to subvert a serious audit, which is why it is important to insist that what
This week, the Honolulu City Council Budget Committee approved a widely supported resolution to conduct an “economy and efficiency” audit of the city’s over-budget and behind-schedule rail project, but it didn’t go far enough. That’s because, if approved by the Council as a whole, it would not be looking for
Over the summer, we’ve seen respected voices across the state join the chorus to audit the rail.
There is a big difference between living in a state with rich people and living in a rich state.
Trevor Ozawa, Honolulu City Councilmember, has introduced a resolution calling for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) to conduct an “economy and efficiency audit,” in order to determine “the causes for the cost overruns for the Honolulu high-capacity transit corridor project.”
Hawaii may be giving millennials the short end of the stick when it comes to the state’s unfunded public pension liabilities.
The over-budget, behind-schedule rail is like the cousin who is always hitting you up for money.
A respect for property rights and economic freedom can help provide housing for local families, said Dr. Akina at an affordable housing summit on Maui.
By Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. For decades, teachers and parents around the country have been repeating the same message to children: “To have a bright future, you need to go to college.” But now, in Hawaii at least, it’s starting to look like the younger generation isn’t buying it. … Read
By Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. Leading voices across the state have joined the call to audit the Honolulu rail project, which is good news. However, such an audit must also include two key components to make it effective. First, it should be done independently, by an outside third party with experience
Hawaii lawmakers are finally embracing the call for a “deep dive” audit of the Honolulu rail project, but how they follow through on that embrace could make it all for naught. There are many ways to subvert a serious audit, which is why it is important to insist that what
This week, the Honolulu City Council Budget Committee approved a widely supported resolution to conduct an “economy and efficiency” audit of the city’s over-budget and behind-schedule rail project, but it didn’t go far enough. That’s because, if approved by the Council as a whole, it would not be looking for
Over the summer, we’ve seen respected voices across the state join the chorus to audit the rail.
There is a big difference between living in a state with rich people and living in a rich state.
Trevor Ozawa, Honolulu City Councilmember, has introduced a resolution calling for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) to conduct an “economy and efficiency audit,” in order to determine “the causes for the cost overruns for the Honolulu high-capacity transit corridor project.”
Hawaii may be giving millennials the short end of the stick when it comes to the state’s unfunded public pension liabilities.
The over-budget, behind-schedule rail is like the cousin who is always hitting you up for money.
A respect for property rights and economic freedom can help provide housing for local families, said Dr. Akina at an affordable housing summit on Maui.
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