A voting rights case in Guam looks very similar to a voting rights case in Hawaii, and could have a big impact.
Hurricanes are coming, and Maui’s hospital system is understaffed.
Hawaii is ranked the least tax friendly state in the U.S., according to Kiplinger.com.
In many ways, the debate over the expansion of the national marine monument known as Papahānaumokuākea is a model for everything that can go wrong in Hawaii politics. Unnecessary division, stoked by ethnic, racial, and historical issues, pushed forward by an environmental movement that holds disproportionate influence in Hawaii (often heavily
In Hawaii, $100 will only buy $85.62 worth of goods.
The Honolulu City Ethics Commission has just adopted a new policy that minimizes government transparency. The staff are now mandated to go through a cumbersome approval process before speaking to the media: “Additionally, any written media communications put out by the commission now needs to be sent to, in order,
We stand to lose more than a telescope After nine years of extensive vetting by the Hawaii state government and clearances from environmental and cultural agencies, the developers of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea were given their building permits. Then, just as construction on this $1.4 billion international
What’s really behind the current controversy over the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)? Is it a conflict of religion vs. science? Hawaiian culture vs. Western technology? What many don’t realize is that there is a bottom-line economic consideration at stake as well. Mauna Kea represents land and power, and OHA has a financial interest
Across the nation, a “horizontal” battle between taxi cab companies and emerging ride-share networks such as Uber and Lyft is unfolding. Unfortunately, a profound “vertical” battle, can be overlooked – and that is the battle between the free market and government over-regulation. Asked where Grassroot stands, we are promoters of
On April 8th, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor as well as the Senate Committee on Ways and Means heard public testimony on HB 1075, which would authorize the Maui Hospital System to enter into a public-private partnership for the betterment of its health services. Below are the oral comments
A voting rights case in Guam looks very similar to a voting rights case in Hawaii, and could have a big impact.
Hurricanes are coming, and Maui’s hospital system is understaffed.
Hawaii is ranked the least tax friendly state in the U.S., according to Kiplinger.com.
In many ways, the debate over the expansion of the national marine monument known as Papahānaumokuākea is a model for everything that can go wrong in Hawaii politics. Unnecessary division, stoked by ethnic, racial, and historical issues, pushed forward by an environmental movement that holds disproportionate influence in Hawaii (often heavily
In Hawaii, $100 will only buy $85.62 worth of goods.
The Honolulu City Ethics Commission has just adopted a new policy that minimizes government transparency. The staff are now mandated to go through a cumbersome approval process before speaking to the media: “Additionally, any written media communications put out by the commission now needs to be sent to, in order,
We stand to lose more than a telescope After nine years of extensive vetting by the Hawaii state government and clearances from environmental and cultural agencies, the developers of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea were given their building permits. Then, just as construction on this $1.4 billion international
What’s really behind the current controversy over the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)? Is it a conflict of religion vs. science? Hawaiian culture vs. Western technology? What many don’t realize is that there is a bottom-line economic consideration at stake as well. Mauna Kea represents land and power, and OHA has a financial interest
Across the nation, a “horizontal” battle between taxi cab companies and emerging ride-share networks such as Uber and Lyft is unfolding. Unfortunately, a profound “vertical” battle, can be overlooked – and that is the battle between the free market and government over-regulation. Asked where Grassroot stands, we are promoters of
On April 8th, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor as well as the Senate Committee on Ways and Means heard public testimony on HB 1075, which would authorize the Maui Hospital System to enter into a public-private partnership for the betterment of its health services. Below are the oral comments
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