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The green case for Jones Act reform
When we talk about the costs of the Jones Act, we’re usually focused on how it results in higher prices for consumers and businesses and its overall effect on Hawaii’s economy. But those are not the only costs imposed on us by the 100-year-old protectionist law that...
‘It’s no secret; everyone knows’ why residents are leaving Hawaii
A discussion about Hawaii’s high cost of living was the starting point for Keli’i Akina’s latest “Hawaii Together” program, which aired Monday, Jan. 2, on the ThinkTech Hawaii network. Malia Blom Hill, the Washington, D.C.-based policy...
Let’s unite to reform the Jones Act
This past holiday season, I was excited to receive an early Christmas gift, courtesy of Hawaii Congressman Ed Case. As we discussed when I interviewed him in September for my “Hawaii Together” program on ThinkTech Hawaii, U.S. Rep. Case has a long history of...
The Grassroot Top 5 articles of 2019
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii covered a lot of policy ground during the past year. Our writers and researchers produced reports and commentaries on the negative effects of the federal Jones Act, what can be done to help resolve Hawaii’s public pension...
U.S. Rep. Ed Case’s daring Jones Act bills explained
This article by Michael Hansen first appeared Dec. 20 on the Facebook page of the Hawaii Shippers’ Council, of which Hansen is president. ___________ U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-HI) introduced three Jones Act reform bills that would apply to the noncontiguous...