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COVID-19 crisis a wake-up call for policymakers
After over two months of compulsory lockdowns, Hawaii’s state and county governments in May finally started reopening the economy. At the time, Hawaii had among the lowest number of total coronavirus infections and fatalities nationwide, and it still does. The state’s...
Start working now to adopt a meaningful spending cap
Hawaii’s existing cap is too easily ignored by lawmakers Now is the perfect time for fundamental policy changes in Hawaii, and a perfect place to start would be imposing a government spending cap with teeth. It would take a state constitutional amendment to do...
Life in the time of choler … uh, lockdowns
Life comes at you fast, even while in quarantine. With so many new developments coming every day, it’s hard to keep up with all of the issues that need to be addressed. So this week, instead of picking just one topic to explore, I thought it might be a good idea to...
The best reason to ‘Let Hawaii Work’ is to save lives
This commentary appeared originally in Honolulu Civil Beat on May 30, 2020. ________________ Our leaders need to move quickly to completely lift the state and county COVID-19 lockdowns Evidence has been mounting for years that prolonged unemployment in a community can...
Meet board member Jonathan Durrett
Photo by Mark Coleman This interview took place before Hawaii’s coronavirus-inspired statewide lockdown was ordered on March 16, 2020. _____________ Durrett: America’s founding is ‘an eternal fountain of inspiration’ Jonathan Durrett has been a...