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Hawaii bail system victimizes taxpayers, too
It’s important for Hawaii to consider the enormous costs of its harsh bail policies and long pretrial delays, both for the unlucky individuals unnecessarily detained by such government inefficiencies and for the taxpayers footing the unnecessarily excessive bills.
Hawaii doesn’t need ‘certificate of need’ laws
by Denis Mannschatz It might not be hard to get admitted to a hospital emergency room in Hawaii, but getting treated in one within a reasonable amount of time — with your life possibly hanging in the balance — is another matter. A 2017 report by The Wall Street...
The Jones Act and other regulations are sinking the shipping industry
In less than a quarter of a century, the U.S. government piled more than 7,000 regulations onto the shipping industry, on top of the Jones Act.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Home-Sharing
Kauai homeowners face $10,000 fines if they let people stay in their homes.
Rent control will worsen the affordable housing shortage
Rent control in Hawaii would only make the problem worse.
US policies may hurt Micronesians more than they help
Current efforts by the US government to fund education and healthcare initiatives may be hurting the people it’s supposed to help.
Honolulu adds hurdles for military families driving for Uber, Lyft
Honolulu now requires Uber and Lyft drivers to have a Hawaii driver’s license, among other requirements. What will this mean for military families?
Why does Hawaii keep overfishing its waters?
Hawaii fishermen keep maxing out the limit for catching fish because of a strange law.
Why is it so difficult to get a job in Hawaii?
Hawaii has the most burdensome licensing requirements in the nation.
Articles by former authors at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.