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Grassroot Scholar takes freedom message to ‘Iolani School
Grassroot Scholar Ken Schoolland spoke earlier this month to scores of students at ‘Iolani School about how economics can help shape a prosperous world. Addressing the school’s economics club and about a dozen separate classes, Schoolland talked...
Testimony on proposed minimum-wage increase
Photo by Charley Myers Grassroot Institute of Hawaii – HB2541 Testimony March 12, 2020 3:15 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 224 To: Senate Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts Sen. Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair Sen. Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair From: Grassroot...
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Minimum-wage increases: What we can learn from Seattle
Minium-wage researcher Jacob Vigdor appeared on Keili’i Akina’s “Hawaii Together” interview program on Monday, March 2, 2020, to talk about what Hawaii can learn from Seattle’s recent increase in its minimum wage. In Hawaii, the state...
The price of paradise: Why many Hawaii residents are forced to leave home
This article was originally published Nov. 26, 2019 by Niagara Frontier Publications, of Grand Island, New York. ••••••••••••••• By Lausei Kozub Special to Niagara Frontier Publications Hawaii is often referred to as “Paradise on Earth.” Located in the Pacific Ocean,...