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Taking back our right to choose medicines
Health policy expert Dr. Jeffrey Singer of Arizona was the guest on the Jan. 20 edition of “Hawaii Together,” the bi-weekly program on ThinkTech Hawaii hosted by Keli’i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. In an episode titled...
Ige’s philosophy: Spend, spend, spend
Imagine you have a friend who keeps accumulating debt. Not only that, but whenever you talk with him about finances, he’s full of big plans to spend even more — home improvements, new vehicles, more programs for his kids …. No wonder his liabilities are piling up! As...
The price of paradise in 70 seconds
State spending cap routinely ignored
When you’ve dug an $88 billion hole, you need to stop digging. That is the amount of unfunded liabilities that our state and county governments are projected to accrue in the next 30 years, as discussed in the January edition of Hawaii Business magazine, which...
Why Judy Fujimoto left Hawaii
I lived in Hawaii for 53 years. I arrived in March 1966 on the SS Lurline, and left in September 2018. I was with a girlfriend. We came from California. I was 20 years old, and I was the queen of the Lurline for that voyage. We were prepared to stay for three months....