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Give everyone a raise by lowering the cost of living
This “Other Voices” commentary was originally published, without the footnotes, on Dec. 25, 2019, in The Garden Island newspaper. _________________ Just about everyone in Hawaii knows by now that we have one of the highest costs of living in the...
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...
Gov. Ige’s fiscal 2021 budget ‘unsustainable’
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii warns against drawing down the state’s surplus HONOLULU, Dec. 18, 2019 >> Gov. David Ige’s proposed $15 billion budget for fiscal 2021 is headed toward a fiscal cliff because it would draw on the state’s financial reserves,...
Our amicus brief to end ‘gut and replace’
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” That famous quote is often attributed to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, but it was used by other famous figures as well, including Frederick Douglass, James Buchanan and William Henry Harrison, according to...
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,...