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Council approves PLAs despite many concerns
This testimony by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii was submitted to the full Honolulu City Council on Oct. 9, 2019. It is similar to testimony submitted on July 24, except for a figure in the bill being increased from $250,000 to $1 million, then afterward to $2...
‘Leavin’ on a jet plane …’
The following is an excerpt from an article by Matt Walker that appeared July 11 on BadCredit.org, a website that seeks “to inform and educate Americans with bad credit, enabling better credit decisions and a brighter financial future.” ––––––––––––––––...
‘Handyman exemption’ increase overdue
This article originally appeared July 5, 2019, in Civil Beat. A bill that could lower costs for home repairs for Hawaii homeowners apparently still has a chance of being enacted, having dodged Gov. David Ige’s list of bills he intends to veto.[1] Senate Bill 767 was...
‘Positive disrupter’ on ‘Perry & the Posse’
“Let’s not kill the goose that lays the golden egg.” That was the advice of Keli‘i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, speaking Friday, June 21, with popular radio host Michael W. Perry about Honolulu County’s short-term vacation rental policies....
Radio host inspired by ‘simplicity and efficiency’
Its ability to explain public policy issues with “simplicity and efficiency” is what first impressed Matt Gilbertson about the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Gilbertson, founder of MGA Architecture in Honolulu, discussed his interest in the communication style of...