It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If that’s true, then it helps explain why Hawaii business leaders are so pessimistic about the state’s economy. The latest semiannual BOSS Survey of local business owners and executives
Sept. 9, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
Aug. 25, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Housing, Homelessness and Parks Andria Tupola, Chair Augie Tulba, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Tupola, Vice Chair
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 35 (2026) — RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and
For the first time in the 20 years that national news outlet CNBC has been ranking America’s top states for business, Hawaii came in dead last. In particular, the Aloha State finished 50th in terms of infrastructure and the cost-of-doing-business, and landed among the worst for its workforce, business friendliness,
July 15, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology Radiant Cordero, Chair Val A. Okimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 35 (2026) — RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
July 8, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 35 (2026) — RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and
July 8, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
June 23, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Housing, Homelessness and Parks Andria Tupola, Chair Augie Tulba, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Tupola, Vice Chair
April 9, 2026, 2 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 329 and Videoconference To: House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns
It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If that’s true, then it helps explain why Hawaii business leaders are so pessimistic about the state’s economy. The latest semiannual BOSS Survey of local business owners and executives
Sept. 9, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
Aug. 25, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Housing, Homelessness and Parks Andria Tupola, Chair Augie Tulba, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Tupola, Vice Chair
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 35 (2026) — RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and
For the first time in the 20 years that national news outlet CNBC has been ranking America’s top states for business, Hawaii came in dead last. In particular, the Aloha State finished 50th in terms of infrastructure and the cost-of-doing-business, and landed among the worst for its workforce, business friendliness,
July 15, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology Radiant Cordero, Chair Val A. Okimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 35 (2026) — RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
July 8, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 35 (2026) — RELATING TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and
July 8, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
June 23, 2026, 2:30 p.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Housing, Homelessness and Parks Andria Tupola, Chair Augie Tulba, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 30 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS Aloha Chair Tupola, Vice Chair
April 9, 2026, 2 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 329 and Videoconference To: House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns
