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How really to help low-income earners
Minimum wage hikes are often promoted as a way to help the less fortunate out of poverty. But are they really the best tool for the job? This week, I was privileged to be part of a panel discussion on the minimum wage, and how it fits in with the broader concept of...
Gas tax proposal just more of the same
After watching so many State of the State addresses, I’ve learned to regard them as something more than a summary of the state’s political outlook. In fact, they’ve started to seem a lot like wish lists. The governor outlines everything his party would like to get in...
Cost of living to go up — again
Get ready to pay more for goods you purchase on the internet. A new Hawaii law, Act 41, that goes into effect July 1 will subject internet retailers that have neither persons nor property in Hawaii to the state’s general excise tax, so long as they make more...
A ‘first’ Honolulu doesn’t need
MEDIA RELEASE from Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CONTACT: Joe Kent, (808) 987-7322 or jkent@grassrootinstitute.org HONOLULU, June 7, 2018 >> The Honolulu City Council yesterday approved what could be the nation’s first ban on “surge pricing” by...
State encouraged building in risky lava zone
MEDIA RELEASE from GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII CONTACT: Joe Kent, jkent@grassrootinstitute.org (808) 987-7322 State encouraged building in risky lava zone Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president says ongoing disaster could have been avoided HAWAII ISLAND (May 17,...